AAA S 083S
(GH;US;IL)
First-Year Seminar in African and African American Studies (3) Cultural, philosophical, economic, political, and global dynamics of the Black experience in the United States and the Diaspora.
Effective: Summer 2005
AAA S 101
(WMNST 101)
(GH;US)
The African American Woman (3) The sociological, historical, and political experiences of African American women, their roles and contributions to society.
Effective: Summer 2005
AAA S 132
(SPAN 132)
(IL)
Afro-Hispanic Civilization (3) A general introduction to human and cultural elements of African origin in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries of Latin America.
Effective: Summer 2005
AAA S 145
(RL ST 145)
(GH;US;IL)
African American Religion (3) History and significance of the religious dimension of the Black American struggle for equality from enslavement to the contemporary period.
Effective: Summer 2005
AAA S 146
(RL ST 146)
(GH;US)
The Life and Thought of Martin Luther King, Jr. (3) A survey of the civil rights leader including his religious beliefs, intellectual development, and philosophy for social change.
Effective: Summer 2005
AAA S 147
(RL ST 147)
(GH;US)
The Life and Thought of Malcolm X (3) The life of Malcolm X/El Hajj Malik El Shabazz (1925-1965) and his social, political, economic, and moral thought.
Effective: Summer 2005
AAA S 191
(HIST 191)
(GH;IL)
Early African History (3) Explores important economic and cultural transformations in the making of early African empires from 1 MBC to 1750.
Effective: Summer 2005
AAA S 192
(HIST 192)
(GH;IL)
Modern African History (3) Impact of the slave trade, expansion of Islam, colonial conquest, social and cultural transformations, resistance, nationalism, and independence.
Effective: Summer 2005
AAA S 210
(HIST 210)
(GH;US)
Between Accommodation and Alienation: African Americans in a Jim Crow Nation, 1896-1932 (3) The course will explore the context and events that shaped African American life over the period 1896-1932.
Effective: Summer 2005
Prerequisite:
AAA S 100 HIST 021
AAA S 211
(HIST 211)
(GH;US;IL)
The Emergence and Evolution of the Black Diaspora in the Atlantic World (3) The course will explore the history and role of African and African-descent people in Africa, the Americas, and Europe.
Effective: Summer 2005
Prerequisite:
AAA S 100 or HIST 003 or HIST 020 or HIST 021 or HIST 152
AAA S 235
(ENGL 235)
(US)
African-American Oral Folk Tradition (3) The origins, forms, and function of the oral folk tradition of African Americans.
Effective: Summer 2005
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
AAA S 240
(HIST 240)
(GH;US)
Harlem: History, Culture, and Politics, 1890-Present (3) This course will explore the history of Harlem as a major Black urban community and a cultural center.
Effective: Summer 2005
Prerequisite:
AAA S 100 or HIST 152
AAA S 250
(HIST 250)
(GH;IL)
Introduction to the Modern Caribbean (3) A survey course which, explores the historical evolution and emergency of the modern Caribbean.
Effective: Summer 2005
AAA S 415
(HIST 415)
(US;IL)
Race, Gender, and Politics in the United States and South Africa (3) This thematic course will compare key issues, figures, and events in the historical development of the United States and South Africa.
Effective: Summer 2005
Prerequisite:
AAA S 100 AAA S 102 AAA S 110 AAA S 192 or HIST 152
AAA S 422
(CAS 422)
(US)
Contemporary African American Communication (3) A focused study on the continuities between African and African American culture and communication.
Effective: Summer 2005
Prerequisite:
SPCOM 100
AAA S 469
(ENGL 469)
(US)
Slavery and the Literary Imagination (3) The impact of slavery on the petitions, poetry, slave narratives, autobiographies, and novels of African Americans.
Effective: Summer 2005
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
AAS 100
(GH;US)
Introduction to Asian American Studies (3) An introduction to the history, literature, and culture of Asian America.
Effective: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010
AM ST 050
(GH)
The Literature and Lore of Mining (3) Experience and values of mining tradition: survey of the literature and lore, including field research.
Effective: Spring 2004
AM ST 083S
(GH)
First-Year Seminar in American Studies (3) Critical approaches to the interdisciplinary study of American culture.
Effective: Summer 1999
AM ST 100
(GH;US)
Introduction to American Studies (3) A study of selected attempts to identify and interpret movements and patterns in American culture.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
third-semester standing
AM ST 100U
(GH;US)
Introduction to American Studies (3) A study of selected attempts to identify and interpret movements and patterns in American culture.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
Prerequisite:
third-semester standing
AM ST 100Y
(GH;US)
Introduction to American Studies (3) A study of selected attempts to identify and interpret movements and patterns in American culture.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
third-semester standing
AM ST 104
(WMNST 104)
(GH;US)
Women and the American Experience (3) Selected aspects of the role of women in United States history and culture from colonial to modern times.
Effective: Summer 2005
AM ST 105
(ENGL 105)
(GH;US)
American Popular Culture and Folklife (3) Survey of popular culture, folklife, and ethnicity, synthesizing material from such areas as literature, media, entertainment, print, music, and film.
Effective: Fall 2008
AM ST 108
The American Dream and the Vietnam War (3) Interdisciplinary study of the Vietnam War experience ad it affected American culture; focus on legacies including gender, race, and ethnicity.
Effective: Spring 1992
AM ST 140Y
(RL ST 140Y)
(GH;US)
Religion in American Life and Thought (3) The function, contributions, tensions, and perspectives of religion in American culture.
Effective: Summer 2005
AM ST 187
American Studies Freshman Seminar (3) The meaning and advantages of a Liberal Arts education in context of a specific discipline.
Effective: Spring 2001
Prerequisite:
first-semester standing
AM ST 187S
Revisiting Jefferson's Washington: Research/Writing/Presentation (3) The in-situ seminar will teach hands-on and electronic research/writing skills in a collaborative/laptop setting.
Effective: Summer 1999
AM ST 187T
Revisiting Jefferson's Washington: Research/Writing/Presentation (3) The in-situ seminar will teach hands-on and electronic research/writing skills in a collaborative/laptop setting.
Effective: Summer 1999
AM ST 193
(ENGL 193)
American Folk Song in English (3) British songs in America; native repertoire, white and black; folk ballad; and musical development.
Effective: Fall 1993
AM ST 196
(ENGL 196, AMSTD 196)
(GH;US)
Introduction to American Folklore (3) A basic introduction to verbal and non-verbal folklore stressing the basic procedures of collection, classification, and analysis.
Effective: Summer 2005
AM ST 197
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject that may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Spring 1995
AM ST 199
(IL)
Foreign Studies (1-12) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Summer 2005
AM ST 294
Research Project (1-12) Supervised student activities on research projects identified on an individual or small-group basis.
Effective: Summer 1994
AM ST 295
Internship (1-18) Supervised off-campus, nongroup instruction including field experiences, practica, or internships. Written and oral critique of activity required.
Effective: Fall 2007
Prerequisite:
prior approval of proposed assignment by instructor
AM ST 296
Independent Studies (1-18) Creative projects, including research and design, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Fall 1983
AM ST 297
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Fall 1983
AM ST 299
(IL)
Foreign Studies (1-12) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Summer 2005
AM ST 399
(IL)
Foreign Studies (1-12) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Summer 2005
AM ST 421
(PHIL 401)
American Philosophy (3) Survey of key figures and movements in American thought, including the Transcendentalists, the Pragmatists, and contemporary developments.
Effective: Fall 2007
Prerequisite:
9 credits of philosophy or 6 credits of philosophy at the 200-level or 5th semester standing
AM ST 422
(RL ST 422)
Religion and American Culture (3 per semester, maximum of 6) Selected topics, problems, or historical movements in American religion; relation between religion and American culture.
Effective: Summer 1996
AM ST 432
Ethnicity and the American Experience (3) Theoretical and conceptual framework of ethnic studies: examination of specific issues related to major American ethnic and racial groups.
Effective: Fall 2007
AM ST 439
American Regional Cultures (3-6) An interdisciplinary study of the culture of a region of the United States, such as the south or the west.
Effective: Fall 2007
Prerequisite:
seventh-semester standing
AM ST 491W
American Themes, American Eras (3-6) Interdisciplinary American culture course on major themes and eras such as the American Revolutionary Era or the 1930s.
Effective: Fall 2007
Prerequisite:
seventh-semester standing
AM ST 493
(ENGL 493)
The Folktale in American Literature (3) A survey of the literary uses of the folktale and legendary materials, with particular concentration on the literature of America.
Effective: Spring 1986
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
AM ST 494
Research Project (1-12) Supervised student activities on research projects identified on an individual or small-group basis.
Effective: Summer 1994
AM ST 494H
Research Project (1-12) Supervised student activities on research projects identified on an individual or small-group basis.
Effective: Fall 2007
AM ST 496
Independent Studies (1-18) Creative projects, including research and design, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Fall 1983
AM ST 496H
Independent Studies (1-18) Creative projects, including research and design, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
AM ST 497
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Fall 1983
AM ST 497A
Community-Based Research (3) Students in this course will participate in community-based research (CBR) in Berks County, PA and will also conduct and report research about CBR.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
AM ST 499
(IL)
Foreign Studies (1-12) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Summer 2005
ANTH 146
(GS;US)
North American Indians (3) An introduction to the cultures of the indigenous peoples of North America, north of Mexico, and the effect of contact.
Effective: Spring 2006
ARAB 110
(GH;IL)
Arab Language, Cultures, and Current Topics (3) Fourth-semester Modern Standard Arabic: study of cultures through authentic discourse, texts, film; development of reading, writing, listening, speaking skills.
Effective: Spring 2008
Prerequisite:
ARAB 003 or permission of program
ARAB 165
(HIST 165, RL ST 165)
(IL)
Introduction to Islamic Civilization (3) Islamic history, culture, and religious life c.600-1500 C.E.
Effective: Spring 2006
ASIA 100
(GH;IL)
What is Asia? (3-6 per semester/maximum of 6) An introduction to the history, literatures, politics, and cultures of Asia.
Effective: Fall 2009
ASIA 405Y
(IL)
Seminar in Asian Studies (3-6 per semester/maximum of 6) An advanced, writing-focused seminar in Asian Studies.
Effective: Fall 2009
Prerequisite:
ASIA 100
CAMS 001
(GH)
Greek and Roman Literature (3) Selected readings within a chronological and thematic context of significant and influential masterworks of Greece and Rome.
Effective: Spring 2004
CAMS 002
(GH;IL)
Literature of the Ancient Near East (3) Reading and study of literary works from the Ancient Near East, especially from Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt.
Effective: Summer 2005
CAMS 004
(J ST 004, RL ST 004)
(GH;US;IL)
Jewish and Christian Foundations (3) Introduction to the perspectives, patterns of worship, morality, historical roots, and institutions of the Judaeo-Christian traditions; their relationships to culture.
Effective: Summer 2005
CAMS 010
(GH;IL)
Mesopotamian Civilization (3) Cultural, technological, literary, political, and economic achievements of peoples who occupied the region of Mesopotamia (4,000-331 B.C.E.), in historical context.
Effective: Spring 2006
CAMS 010U
(GH;IL)
Mesopotamian Civilization (3) Cultural, technological, literary, political, and economic achievements of peoples who occupied the region of Mesopotamia (4,000-331 B.C.E.), in historical context.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
CAMS 012
(J ST 012, RL ST 012)
(GH;IL)
Lands of the Bible (3) Textual and archaeological evidence for the lands, cities, and peoples associated with the Hebrew Bible and Christian scriptures.
Effective: Summer 2005
CAMS 015
(GH)
Wonders of the Ancient World (3) Overview of ancient world by focusing on the famed "Seven Wonders" and similar achievements from 3000 B.C.E.-1st Century C.E.
Effective: Spring 2003
CAMS 020
(GH)
Egyptian Civilization (3) The culture, history, literature, and archaeology of ancient Egypt from the dawn of history to the Greco-Roman period.
Effective: Fall 2005
CAMS 025
(GH;IL)
Greek Civilization (3) The origin and development of the ancient Greek people; their political and social institutions, public and private life.
Effective: Summer 2005
CAMS 033
(GH;IL)
Roman Civilization (3) Origin of the Romans; sociopolitical development; food, homes, education, marriage, family life, amusements, private and public worship.
Effective: Summer 2005
CAMS 034
Latin Literature in English Translation (3) Readings in the major Latin authors (Plautus, Terence, Lucretius, Catullus, Horace, Vergil, Livy, Tacitus, Petronius); their influence on later literature.
Effective: Spring 1998
CAMS 044
(RL ST 044)
(GH;IL)
Ancient Near Eastern and Egyptian Mythology (3) Survey of major ancient Mediterranean myths, gods, and goddesses in their cultural contexts; influence on later cultures.
Effective: Summer 2005
CAMS 045
(GH;IL)
Classical Mythology (3) Introduction to Greek and Roman divinities, heroes and heroines; survey of the major myths and their influence on Western culture.
Effective: Summer 2005
CAMS 045U
(GH;IL)
Classical Mythology (3) Introduction to Greek and Roman divinities, heroes and heroines; survey of the major myths and their influence on Western culture.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010Future: Spring 2010
CAMS 050
(GH)
Words: Classical Sources of English Vocabulary (3) An introduction to English word forms stressing the most frequently occurring Latin and Greek elements and their derivatives.
Effective: Fall 2004
CAMS 083S
(GH;IL)
First-Year Seminar in Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies (3) Critical approach to the study of ancient Mediterranean languages, literatures, and/or material cultures.
Effective: Summer 2005
CAMS 083T
(GH;IL)
First-Year Seminar in Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies (3) Critical approach to the study of ancient Mediterranean languages, literatures, and/or material cultures.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
CAMS 083T
(FR 083T, J ST 083T)
(GH;IL)
First-Year Seminar in Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies (3) Critical approach to the study of ancient Mediterranean languages, literatures, and/or material cultures.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010Future: Spring 2010
CAMS 090
(J ST 090, RL ST 090)
(GH;IL)
Archaeology of Jerusalem: Past and Present (3) Archaeology and history of Jerusalem from earliest times (c. 3000 BCE) to the present.
Effective: Summer 2005
CAMS 090U
(J ST 090U, RL ST 090U)
(GH;IL)
Archaeology of Jerusalem: Past and Present (3) Archaeology and history of Jerusalem from earliest times (c. 3000 BCE) to the present.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
CAMS 099
(IL)
Foreign Studies (1-12) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Summer 2005
CAMS 100
(HIST 100)
(GH;IL)
Ancient Greece (3) Greek world from the earliest Aegean cultures to the death of Alexander the Great and the beginnings of Hellenistic civilization.
Effective: Spring 2006
CAMS 101
(HIST 101)
(GH;IL)
The Roman Republic and Empire (3) History of the Roman Republic and Empire from the origins of Rome to the disintegration of the Empire.
Effective: Spring 2006
CAMS 102
(HIST 102, J ST 102, RL ST 102)
(GH;IL)
Canaan and Israel in Antiquity (3) Political, social, and intellectual history of the land of Canaan/Israel in the Biblical era: Late Bronze and Iron Ages.
Effective: Summer 2005
CAMS 104
(HIST 104)
(GH)
Ancient Egypt (3) The history and archaeology of ancient Egypt from the dawn of history to the Greco-Roman period.
Effective: Summer 2002
CAMS 105
(GH;IL)
History of the Ancient Near East (3) History of the Ancient Near East from the end of the Neolithic to the Hellenistic period.
Effective: Summer 2005
CAMS 109Y
(GH;IL)
Writing Systems of the World (3) Writing intensive overview of the world's writing systems throughout history.
Effective: Spring 2007
CAMS 110
(J ST 110, RL ST 110)
(GH;US;IL)
Hebrew Bible: Old Testament (3) Introduction to the history, literature, and religion of ancient Israel.
Effective: Summer 2005
CAMS 110U
(J ST 110U)
(GH;US;IL)
Hebrew Bible: Old Testament (3) Introduction to the history, literature, and religion of ancient Israel.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010Future: Spring 2010
CAMS 111
(J ST 111, RL ST 111)
(GH;IL)
Early Judaism (3) Religious thought, practices, and parties in the Second Temple period; the emergence of rabbinic Judaism.
Effective: Summer 2005
CAMS 111U
(J ST 111U, RL ST 111U)
(GH;IL)
Early Judaism (3) Religious thought, practices, and parties in the Second Temple period; the emergence of rabbinic Judaism.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010Future: Spring 2010
CAMS 120
(J ST 120, RL ST 120)
(GH)
New Testament (3) Introduction to the history, literature, and religion of early Christianity in the Jewish-Hellenistic setting.
Effective: Spring 2004
CAMS 124
(J ST 124, RL ST 124)
(GH;US;IL)
Early and Medieval Christianity (3) Analysis in cultural context of selected thinkers, ideas, and movements in Christianity from the second through the fifteenth century.
Effective: Summer 2005
CAMS 133
(J ST 133, RL ST 133)
(GH)
Archaeology of the Levant and Ancient Israel (3) Archaeology of the Levant and Ancient Israel to c. 1000 B.C.E.; relationship between archaeological and textual evidence.
Effective: Spring 2004
CAMS 134
(J ST 134, RL ST 134)
(GH;IL)
Archaeology of Biblical Israel (3) Archaeology of Biblical Israel from 1200 B.C.E. to c. 640 C.E.; relationship between archaeological and textual evidence.
Effective: Summer 2005
CAMS 140
(GH;IL)
Classical Archaeology--Ancient Greece (3) Literary sources and material evidence for society; culture of the inhabitants of Greece in ancient times.
Effective: Summer 2005
CAMS 150
(GH;IL)
Classical Archaeology--Ancient Rome (3) Literary sources for the development of Roman civilization in relation to the relevant archaeological discoveries.
Effective: Summer 2005
CAMS 151
(HEBR 151, J ST 151)
Introductory Biblical Hebrew (3) Fundamentals of Biblical Hebrew grammar, syntax, and vocabulary.
Effective: Summer 2005
CAMS 152
(HEBR 152, J ST 152)
Intermediate Biblical Hebrew (3) Intermediate study of Biblical Hebrew grammar, syntax, and vocabulary.
Effective: Summer 2005
Prerequisite:
CAMS 151
CAMS 180
(HIST 180)
(GH;IL)
Ancient Warfare (3) Historical survey of the evolution of warfare in the ancient Mediterranean region from prehistoric times to the Later Roman Empire.
Effective: Summer 2006
CAMS 197
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject that may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Spring 1997
CAMS 197M
(HIST 197M)
Empires (3) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject that may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010Future: Spring 2010
CAMS 198
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject that may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Spring 2005
CAMS 199
(IL)
Foreign Studies (1-12) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Summer 2005
CAMS 200
(PHIL 200)
(GH)
Ancient Philosophy (3) Examines the thought and influence of major Western thinkers from the pre-Socratics to the neo-Platonists, emphasizing Plato and Aristotle.
Effective: Fall 2003
CAMS 294
Research Project (1-12) Supervised student activities on research projects identified on an individual or small-group basis.
Effective: Spring 1997
CAMS 295
Internship (1-18) Supervised off-campus, nongroup instruction including field experiences, practica, or internships. Written and oral critique of activity required.
Effective: Spring 2001
Prerequisite:
prior approval of proposed assignment by instructor
CAMS 296
Independent Studies (1-18) Creative projects, including research and design, that are supervised on an individual basis and that fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Spring 1997
CAMS 297
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject that may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Spring 1996
CAMS 298
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject that may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Spring 2005
CAMS 299
(IL)
Foreign Studies (1-12) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Summer 2005
CAMS 395
Internship (1-18) Supervised off-campus, nongroup instruction including field experiences, practica, or internships. Written and oral critique of activity required.
Effective: Summer 1996
Prerequisite:
prior approval of proposed assignment by instructor
CAMS 397
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject that may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Spring 2005
CAMS 398
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject that may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Spring 2005
CAMS 399
(IL)
Foreign Studies (1-12) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Summer 2005
CAMS 400W
Comparative Study of the Ancient Mediterranean World (3) Comparative study of ancient Mediterranean civilizations.
Effective: Spring 2001
Prerequisite:
3 credits in Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies
CAMS 405
(IL)
Law & Economy in the Ancient Near East (3) This course is an overview of the legal and economic texts and institutions in the Ancient Near East.
Effective: Spring 2009
Prerequisite:
6 credits in any undergraduate CAMS courses.
CAMS 410
Classical Epic (3) Homer, Hellenistic Epic, and Vergil; influences on later epic.
Effective: Spring 1998
CAMS 411W
Classical Drama (3) Masterpieces of Greek tragedy (Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides) and comedy (Aristophanes, Menander); their influence on Roman writers.
Effective: Spring 2001
CAMS 440W
Studies in Classical and Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology (3-6) Selected topics in the literary sources and material evidence for classical and ancient Mediterranean society.
Effective: Summer 2000
Prerequisite:
3 credits from: ANTH 002 ART H 311 CAMS 010 CAMS 020 CAMS 025 CAMS 033 CAMS 140 CAMS 150 HIST 100 HIST 101
CAMS 442
(KINES 442)
(IL)
Sport in Ancient Greece and Rome (3) An examination of the continuity of sport in Greek and Roman societies.
Effective: Spring 2008
Prerequisite:
CAMS 025 CAMS 033 CAMS 140 CAMS 150 CAMS 100 CAMS 101 or KINES 141
CAMS 471
Sumerian (3) Introduction to the Sumerian language and the cuneiform writing system.
Effective: Spring 2009
Prerequisite:
6 credits in any undergraduate CAMS course.
CAMS 472
Akkadian (3) Introduction to the Akkadian language (Babylonian & Assyrian) and the cuneiform writing system.
Effective: Spring 2009
Prerequisite:
6 credits in any undergraduate CAMS courses
CAMS 480
(J ST 480)
Greeks and Persians (3) Development and achievements of the Achaemenid kingdom; relationships between Persians and Greeks.
Effective: Spring 2001
Prerequisite:
CAMS 010 CAMS 025 or CAMS 100
CAMS 490
Ancient Mediterranean Languages (3-6) Variable topic study of an ancient language of the Mediterranean basin and related areas, other than Greek, Latin, or Hebrew.
Effective: Spring 2001
Prerequisite:
GREEK 003 or LATIN 003
CAMS 492
Intermediate Field Methods (3-6) On-site experience in archaeological fieldwork in the ancient Mediterranean region.
Effective: Spring 2000
Prerequisite:
approval by field school director
CAMS 493
Intermediate Field Analysis (3-6) On-site experience in archaeological analysis in the ancient Mediterranean region.
Effective: Spring 2000
Prerequisite:
approval by field school director
CAMS 494
Research Project (1-12) Supervised student activities on research projects identified on an individual or small-group basis.
Effective: Spring 1997
CAMS 494H
Research Project (1-12) Supervised student activities on research projects identified on an individual or small-group basis.
Effective: Fall 2001
CAMS 495
Internship (1-18) Supervised off-campus, nongroup instruction including field experiences, practica, or internships. Written and oral critique of activity required.
Effective: Summer 1999
CAMS 496
Independent Studies (1-18) Creative projects, including research and design, that are supervised on an individual basis and that fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Fall 1996
CAMS 497
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject that may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Spring 1997
CAMS 497A
(RL ST 497A, J ST 497B)
Ancient Mediterranean Antiquity (3) This course is an introduction to the religions of the ancient Mediterranean world, from the Hellenistic Period to Late Antiquity.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
CAMS 497B
(J ST 497B, RL ST 497B)
Ancient Monotheisms: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam in the Middle East and Africa (3) This course is an overview of Rabbinic Judaism, Christianity, and Islam in the Late Antique Middle East and Africa.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010Future: Spring 2010
CAMS 499
(IL)
Foreign Studies (1-12) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Summer 2005
CAMS 499A
(ANTH 499A)
(IL)
Landscape Archaeology (3) This course introduces students to the basics of archaeological surveys.
Effective: Summer 2010 Ending: Summer 2010Future: Summer 2010
CAMS 499A
(IL)
The Trojan War in Archaeology, Literature, and Legend (3) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010Future: Spring 2010
CAMS 499B
(IL)
GIS for Archaeologists (3) This course gives students a hands-on introduction to the use of GIS programs in archaeological research.
Effective: Summer 2010 Ending: Summer 2010Future: Summer 2010
CAMS 499B
(IL)
Crete: Past and Present (3) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010Future: Spring 2010
CAMS 499C
(J ST 499C, HIST 499C)
(IL)
Archaeological Field School (3) This course introduces students to the basics of archaeological field methods.
Effective: Summer 2010 Ending: Summer 2010Future: Summer 2010
CAMS 499D
(J ST 499D, HIST 499D)
(IL)
Conservation and Public Archaeology (3) The conservation and public archaeology option will entail hands-on conservation of on-site architectural remains.
Effective: Summer 2010 Ending: Summer 2010Future: Summer 2010
CAMS 499E
(HIST 499E, RL ST 499E)
(IL)
Petra, the Spice Route, and the Decapolis Cities in Roman Palestine (3) Study tour of Roman Palestine and the Nabateans in Jordan and Israel.
Effective: Summer 2010 Ending: Summer 2010Future: Summer 2010
CAS 084S
(GH)
First-Year Seminar in Communication Arts and Sciences (3) Introduction to significant issues surrounding effective human communication; humanities emphasis.
Effective: Summer 2002
CAS 175
(GH)
Persuasion and Propaganda (3) An introductory examination of how symbols have been used to create belief and action in revolutionary, totalitarian, and democratic settings.
Effective: Spring 2003
CAS 201
(GH)
Rhetorical Theory (3) History and theory of public advocacy and civic discourse.
Effective: Spring 2003
CAS 201S
(GH)
Rhetorical Theory (3) History and theory of public advocacy and civic discourse.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
CAS 411
Rhetorical Criticism (3) Principles of rhetorical criticism examined through analysis of selected texts and critics.
Effective: Spring 2003
Prerequisite:
CAS 201 or CAS 100
CAS 415
Rhetoric of Film and Television (3) Rhetorical analysis of the artistic forms and cultural structures of film and television; intensive study of selected examples.
Effective: Spring 2003
Prerequisite:
CAS 100 or COMM 150
CAS 420
Rhetorical Theory (3) Ancient, medieval, Renaissance, Enlightenment, and contemporary theories of rhetoric.
Effective: Spring 2003
Prerequisite:
CAS 201
CAS 422
(AAA S 422)
(US)
Contemporary African American Communication (3) A focused study on the continuities between African and African American culture and communication.
Effective: Summer 2005
Prerequisite:
CAS 100
CAS 426W
Communication Ethics (3) Ethical issues in public and private communication; role of communication in expressing and realizing individual and social values.
Effective: Spring 2003
Prerequisite:
CAS 100
CAS 475
Studies in Public Address (3) History and criticism of public discourse; intensive analysis of selected public addresses and social movements.
Effective: Spring 2003
Prerequisite:
CAS 100
CAS 480
Group Performance of Literature (3) Applying storytelling skills and performance theory to the group presention of literature; criticism of literature through group presentations.
Effective: Spring 2003
Prerequisite:
CAS 100
CHNS 120
(GH;IL)
Introduction to Chinese Literature and Culture (3) Chinese cultural productions, classical through contemporary; literature and film; changing cultural settings in multiple Chinese-speaking locations. Taught in English.
Effective: Summer 2008
CHNS 121
(GH;IL)
Chinese Film and New Media (3) Survey of Chinese film and new media in the twentieth century and beyond, with attention to changing cultural settings. Taught in English.
Effective: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010
CHNS 402
(IL)
Advanced Reading (3 per semester/maximum of 6) Readings in representative works of traditional and modern literature; practice in composition; study of aspects of Chinese culture.
Effective: Spring 2006 Ending: Fall 2009
Prerequisite:
CHNS 110
CHNS 402
(IL)
Advanced Reading (4) Readings in representative works of traditional and modern literature; practice in composition; study of aspects of Chinese culture.
Effective: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010
Prerequisite:
CHNS 401 OR EQUIVALENT
CMLIT 001
(GH;IL)
Introduction to Western Literatures Through the Renaissance (3) Introductory comparative survey of European and American literatures of Ancient through Renaissance periods, considering genre, themes, cultural and literary values.
Effective: Spring 2005
CMLIT 001U
(GH;IL)
Introduction to Western Literatures Through the Renaissance (3) Introductory comparative survey of European and American literatures of Ancient through Renaissance periods, considering genre, themes, cultural and literary values.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
CMLIT 001U
(GH;IL)
Introduction to Western Literatures Through the Renaissance (3) Introductory comparative survey of European and American literatures of Ancient through Renaissance periods, considering genre, themes, cultural and literary values.
Effective: Fall 2010 Ending: Fall 2010Future: Fall 2010
CMLIT 002
(GH;IL)
Introduction to Western Literatures Since the Renaissance (3) Introductory comparative survey of European and American literatures, post-Renaissance through Modern, considering genre, themes, cultural, and literary values.
Effective: Summer 2005
CMLIT 002U
(GH;IL)
Introduction to Western Literatures Since the Renaissance (3) Introductory comparative survey of European and American literatures, post-Renaissance through Modern, considering genre, themes, cultural, and literary values.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
CMLIT 003
(GH;IL)
Introduction to African Literatures (3) Comparative analysis of drama, essay, novel, poetry, and stories from traditional oral forms to contemporary expressions of African literary styles.
Effective: Summer 2005
CMLIT 004
(GH;IL)
Introduction to Asian Literatures (3) Comparative interpretations of narrative, drama, lyric, and other writings from East Asia and other regions, viewed as world literature.
Effective: Summer 2005
CMLIT 004U
(GH;IL)
Introduction to Asian Literatures (3) Comparative interpretations of narrative, drama, lyric, and other writings from East Asia and other regions, viewed as world literature.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
CMLIT 005
(GH;US;IL)
Introduction to Literatures of the Americas (3) Comparative interpretation of the oral and written literary traditions of North, Central, and South America.
Effective: Summer 2005
CMLIT 006
(PHIL 006)
(GH;IL)
Philosophy and Literature in Western Culture (3) Explores fundamental issues of human existence through the traditions of western literature and philosophy.
Effective: Spring 2006
CMLIT 010
(GH;IL)
The Forms of World Literature: A Global Perspective (3) The development of literature around the world--from epic, legend, lyric, etc. in the oral tradition to modern written forms.
Effective: Summer 2005
CMLIT 010S
(GH;IL)
The Forms of World Literature: A Global Perspective (3) The development of literature around the world--from epic, legend, lyric, etc. in the oral tradition to modern written forms.
Effective: Summer 2005
CMLIT 011
(GH;IL)
The Hero in World Literature (3) The figure of the hero/heroine examined in world literature as a vehicle for expressing social and cultural values.
Effective: Summer 2005
CMLIT 083S
(GH;IL)
First-Year Seminar in Comparative Literature (3) International topics in literature and culture; each seminar will have a specific topic as announced (see the Comparative Literature Web site).
Effective: Summer 2005
CMLIT 083T
(GH;IL)
First-Year Seminar in Comparative Literature (3) International topics in literature and culture; each seminar will have a specific topic as announced (see the Comparative Literature Web site).
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
CMLIT 097
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Summer 1995
CMLIT 099
(IL)
Foreign Studies (1-12) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Summer 2005
CMLIT 100
(GH;IL)
Introduction to Comparative Literature (3) Comparative approaches (studying international literary periods, themes, genres, etc.) and principles of literary interpretation introduced through readings representing various cultures.
Effective: Summer 2005
CMLIT 100U
(GH;IL)
Introduction to Comparative Literature (3) Comparative approaches (studying international literary periods, themes, genres, etc.) and principles of literary interpretation introduced through readings representing various cultures.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010Future: Spring 2010
CMLIT 101
(GH;US;IL)
The Theme of Identity in World Literature: Race, Gender, and Other Issues of Diversity (3) Themes of gender and heritage, centrality and marginality, self and other, as expressed in literary works from around the world.
Effective: Summer 2005
CMLIT 101U
(GH;US;IL)
The Theme of Identity in World Literature: Race, Gender, and Other Issues of Diversity (3) Themes of gender and heritage, centrality and marginality, self and other, as expressed in literary works from around the world.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
CMLIT 101U
(GH;US;IL)
The Theme of Identity in World Literature: Race, Gender, and Other Issues of Diversity (3) Themes of gender and heritage, centrality and marginality, self and other, as expressed in literary works from around the world.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010Future: Spring 2010
CMLIT 105
(GH;IL)
The Development of Literary Humor (3) Literary humor expressed as satire, comedy, and farce--from ancient times to the present--in an international and multicultural context.
Effective: Summer 2005
CMLIT 106
(GH;IL)
The Arthurian Legend (3) The growth and development of the legend of King Arthur, from medieval Europe to modern Japan.
Effective: Summer 2005
CMLIT 107
(GH;IL)
The Literature of Exploration: Extraordinary Voyages from Antiquity to the Future (3) An international selection of journey narratives, from the real to the imaginary; travel narratives as critiques of self and society.
Effective: Summer 2005
CMLIT 108
(GH;IL)
Myths and Mythologies (3) World mythology: myths primarily of non-Western cultures, based on selected areas and traditions around the world.
Effective: Summer 2005
CMLIT 108U
(GH;IL)
Myths and Mythologies (3) World mythology: myths primarily of non-Western cultures, based on selected areas and traditions around the world.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010Future: Spring 2010
CMLIT 109
(GH;US;IL)
Native American Myths, Legends, and Literatures (3) Myths, legends, and literatures of Native American cultures.
Effective: Spring 2006
CMLIT 110
(GH;US;IL)
Jewish Literature: An International Perspective (3) Literature of the Jewish tradition in various cultures and contexts, such as Europe, Israel, Islamic countries, and the Americas.
Effective: Summer 2005
CMLIT 111
(GH;IL)
Introduction to Literatures of India (3) Narrative, lyric, religious, oral, and dramatic literature, as well as film from India studied in translation from a global perspective.
Effective: Summer 2005
CMLIT 120
(GH;IL)
The Literature of the Occult (3) Important literary works dealing with witchcraft, demonology, vampirism, ghosts, and related concepts, from biblical times to present.
Effective: Spring 2006
CMLIT 120U
(GH;IL)
The Literature of the Occult (3) Important literary works dealing with witchcraft, demonology, vampirism, ghosts, and related concepts, from biblical times to present.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
CMLIT 141
(GH;US;IL)
Religion and Literature (3) Major religious themes as expressed in literary masterpieces; sacred texts from various cultures read as literature.
Effective: Summer 2005
CMLIT 153
(GH;IL)
International Cultures Through Literature and Film (3) Comparison of narrative techniques employed by literature and film in portraying different cultures; topics may vary each semester.
Effective: Summer 2005
CMLIT 184
(ENGL 184)
(GH;IL)
The Short Story (3) Lectures, discussion, readings in translation, with primary emphasis on major writers of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Century.
Effective: Spring 2006
CMLIT 185
(ENGL 185)
(GH;IL)
The Modern Novel in World Literature (3) Development of the modern novel in the last century (outside the British Isles and the United States); lectures, discussions, readings in translation.
Effective: Spring 2006
CMLIT 187
Comparative Literature Freshman Seminar (3) The meaning and advantages of a Liberal Arts education in context of a specific discipline.
Effective: Summer 1995
Prerequisite:
first-semester standing and enrollment in the College of the Liberal Arts
CMLIT 189
(ENGL 189)
(GH;IL)
The Founders of Modern Drama (3) Playwrights who set the world's stage for twentieth-century drama; issues that continue to shape the contemporary theatrical world.
Effective: Spring 2006
CMLIT 197
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Summer 1995
CMLIT 199
(IL)
Foreign Study--Comparative Literature (3-6) Course offered on comparative literary topics as part of a foreign-study program.
Effective: Summer 2005
CMLIT 294
Research Project (1-12) Supervised student activities on research projects identified on an individual or small-group basis.
Effective: Summer 1995
CMLIT 295
Internship (1-18) Supervised off-campus, non-group instruction including field experiences, practica, or internships. Written and oral critique of activity required.
Effective: Summer 1997
CMLIT 296
Independent Studies (1-18) Creative projects, including research and design, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Summer 1995
CMLIT 297
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Summer 1995
CMLIT 298
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Summer 1995
CMLIT 300H
Honors Thesis (3) Individual projects involving research, reading, and writing; preparation of an honors thesis in comparative literature or world literature.
Effective: Summer 1995
Prerequisite:
Participation in the University Scholars program
CMLIT 395
Internship (1-18) Supervised off-campus, nongroup instruction including field experiences, practica, or internships. Written and oral critique of activity required.
Effective: Summer 1996
Prerequisite:
prior approval of proposed assignment by instructor
CMLIT 399
(IL)
Foreign Study--Comparative Literature (3-6) Special course offered on comparative literary topics as part of a foreign-study program.
Effective: Summer 2005
Prerequisite:
third-semester standing
CMLIT 400Y
(US;IL)
Senior Seminar in Literary Criticism and Theory (3) Discussions of theories of literature, of literary criticism, and particularly of the distinct methods of comparative study; individual projects.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
seventh-semester standing; 18 credits in literature
CMLIT 401Y
(IL)
The Western Literary Heritage I (3) Major literary movements and authors in the literature of the Western world from the beginnings through the early Renaissance.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
3 credits in literature or history
CMLIT 402Y
(US;IL)
The Western Literary Heritage II (3) Major literary movements and authors in the literature of the Western world from the late Renaissance to the present time.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
3 credits in literature or history
CMLIT 403
(LTNST 403)
(US)
Varieties of Latina/o Cultural Expression (3) Literary and other forms of cultural expression (film, music, art, and theater) are compared across different Latina/o communities.
Effective: Summer 2006
Prerequisite:
3 credits in the humanities or in any LTNST course or 4th-semester proficiency in Spanish
CMLIT 404
(IL)
Literary Modes of Asia (3) Selected works from the major poetry, fiction, and drama of such countries as India, China, Japan.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
3 credits in literature or related field appropriate to this course
CMLIT 405
(US;IL)
Inter-American Literature (3) This course examines the development of literature in Canada, the United States, Spanish America, the Caribbean area, and Brazil.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
3 credits in literature
CMLIT 406
(IL)
Women and World Literature (3) Literature written by women, especially women from non-Western cultures; the spectrum of genres in which women writers have excelled.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
3 credits in literature or in women's studies
CMLIT 408
(IL)
Heroic Literature (3) Traditional heroes, their traits and adventures; typical themes and examples chosen from the epics and sagas of world literature.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
3 credits in literature or folklore
CMLIT 410
(IL)
Problems in Translation (3) Emphasizing literary translation, a study of the theoretical and practical problems encountered in the processes of translation, transmission, and interpretation.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
18 credits in a foreign language
CMLIT 422
(IL)
African Drama (3) Traditional and popular drama forms; modern anglophone and francophone drama; nationalism and social criticism in contemporary African drama.
Effective: Spring 2006
CMLIT 423
(IL)
African Novel (3) From traditional oral narratives to modern autobiograhical, historical, satirical, sociological, and allegorical forms; novelist as social critic.
Effective: Spring 2006
CMLIT 443
(US;IL)
Literary Relations of Germany with England and America (3-9) Nature and extent of the literary relations of Germany and England; in alternate years, of Germany and America. A reading knowledge of German is recommended but not required. Conducted in English.
Effective: Spring 2006
CMLIT 453
(COMM 453)
(IL)
Narrative Theory: Film and Literature (3) Comparative study of the aesthetics and techniques of film and literature; close analyses of masters of each art form.
Effective: Fall 2006
Prerequisite:
COMM 150 or 3 credits in literature
CMLIT 470
(IL)
Old Masters of the Modern Novel (3) Major novels of Joyce, Proust, Kafka, Thomas Mann, Nabokov, and others; their contributions to the art of the novel.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
3 credits in literature
CMLIT 480
(IL)
The International Folktale (3) Traditional tales from various parts of the world: their origin, characteristics, forms; their transmission as oral narrative and written literature.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
3 credits in literature or folklore
CMLIT 481
(IL)
Theory and Techniques of World Folklore (3) Provides essential backgrounds to major folklore approaches and gives direction to the application of the most popular analytic methods.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
3 credits in literature
CMLIT 486
(IL)
Tragedy (3) Development of tragic drama and its relationship to social background and philosophical theory.
Effective: Spring 2006
CMLIT 487
(IL)
Comedy (3) Development of comic drama and its relationship to social background and philosophical theory.
Effective: Spring 2006
CMLIT 488
(ENGL 488)
(IL)
Modern Continental Drama (3) From Ibsen to the drama of today: Strindberg, Chekhov, Hauptmann, Pirandello, Ionesco, Beckett, Genet, and others.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
CMLIT 494
Research Project (1-12) Supervised student activities on research projects identified on an individual or small-group basis.
Effective: Summer 1995
CMLIT 494H
Research Project (1-12) Supervised student activities on research projects identified on an individual or small-group basis.
Effective: Fall 2007
CMLIT 496
Independent Studies (1-18) Creative projects, including research and design, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Summer 1995
CMLIT 497
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Summer 1995
CMLIT 498
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Summer 1995
CMLIT 499
(IL)
Foreign Study--Comparative Literature (3-6) Advanced courses offered on comparative literary topics as part of a foreign-study program.
Effective: Summer 2005
Prerequisite:
18 credits or equivalent in the appropriate foreign language; 6 credits in literature or related field appropriate to this course
COMM 110
(GH)
Media and Democracy (3) This course considers the role of the mass media with regard to developing civic awareness and engagement in democratic societies.
Effective: Spring 2009
COMM 453
(CMLIT 453)
(IL)
Narrative Theory: Film and Literature (3) Comparative study of the aesthetics and techniques of film and literature; close analyses of masters of each art form.
Effective: Fall 2006
Prerequisite:
COMM 150 or 3 credits in literature
CRIMJ 469
(HIST 469)
Drugs and Drug Policy in the United States (3) Examines the history and dimensions of drug use and analyzes the impact of drug policy.
Effective: Spring 2008
Prerequisite:
CRIMJ 100 or HIST 021
EM SC 150
(S T S 150)
(GN;IL)
Out of the Fiery Furnace (3) A history of materials, energy and man, with emphasis on their interrelationships. For nontechnical students.
Effective: Spring 2006
ENGL 001
(GH)
Understanding Literature (3) Explores how major fiction, drama, and poetry, past and present, primarily English and American, clarify enduring human values and issues.
Effective: Spring 2003
ENGL 001H
(GH)
Understanding Literature (3) Explores how major fiction, drama, and poetry, past and present, primarily English and American, clarify enduring human values and issues.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010Future: Spring 2010
ENGL 001S
(GH)
Understanding Literature (3) Explores how major fiction, drama, and poetry, past and present, primarily English and American, clarify enduring human values and issues.
Effective: Fall 2000
ENGL 001W
(GH)
Understanding Literature (3) Studies the various critical ways of reading, understanding, and writing about fiction, poetry, and drama.
Effective: Spring 1999
ENGL 002
(GH)
The Great Traditions in English Literature (3) Major works of fiction, drama, and poetry from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century expressing enduring issues and values.
Effective: Spring 2000
ENGL 003
(GH)
The Great Traditions in American Literature (3) Major works of fiction, drama, and poetry from the colonial to the modern periods expressing enduring issues and values.
Effective: Spring 2001
ENGL 003H
(GH)
The Great Traditions in American Literature (3) Major works of fiction, drama, and poetry from the colonial to the modern periods expressing enduring issues and values.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
ENGL 003H
(GH)
The Great Traditions in American Literature (3) Major works of fiction, drama, and poetry from the colonial to the modern periods expressing enduring issues and values.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010Future: Spring 2010
ENGL 003S
(GH)
The Great Traditions in American Literature (3) Major works of fiction, drama, and poetry from the colonial to the modern periods expressing enduring issues and values.
Effective: Fall 2002
ENGL 006
Creative Writing Common Time (1 per semester/maximum of 8) Required one hour a week meeting time; readings, professional development, advising, community-building.
Effective: Fall 2007
ENGL 083S
(GH)
First-Year Seminar in English (3) Critical approaches to the dimensions and directions in English/American literature and rhetoric.
Effective: Summer 1999
ENGL 083T
(GH)
First-Year Seminar in English (3) Critical approaches to the dimensions and directions in English/American literature and rhetoric.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
ENGL 088
(GH)
Australian/New Zealand Cultural Perspectives (3) Australian and New Zealand cultural and social perspectives, with emphasis on the historical development of intellectual, aesthetic, and humanistic values.
Effective: Spring 2001
ENGL 097
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Fall 1992
ENGL 098
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Fall 1992
ENGL 100
English Language Analysis (3) An examination of English sounds, words, and syntax using traditional, structural, and transformational grammar.
Effective: Spring 1984
ENGL 104
(GH)
The Bible as Literature (3) Study of the English Bible as a literary and cultural document.
Effective: Spring 2002
ENGL 105
(AM ST 105)
(GH;US)
American Popular Culture and Folklife (3) Survey of popular culture, folklife, and ethnicity, synthesizing material from such areas as literature, media, entertainment, print, music, and film.
Effective: Fall 2008
ENGL 110
Newswriting Practicum (2 per semester, maximum of 6) Practice in writing and editing articles for the campus newspaper.
Effective: Fall 2001
ENGL 129
(GH)
Shakespeare (3) A selection of the major plays studied to determine the sources of their permanent appeal. Intended for non-majors.
Effective: Spring 2003
ENGL 129H
(GH)
Shakespeare (3) A selection of the major plays studied to determine the sources of their permanent appeal. Intended for non-majors.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
ENGL 129H
(GH)
Shakespeare (3) A selection of the major plays studied to determine the sources of their permanent appeal. Intended for non-majors.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010Future: Spring 2010
ENGL 130
(GH)
Reading Popular Texts (3) Popular texts (printed, visual, and aural texts) and their social, political, and cultural significance in the contemporary world.
Effective: Fall 2007
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030H
ENGL 130H
(GH)
Reading Popular Texts (3) Popular texts (printed, visual, and aural texts) and their social, political, and cultural significance in the contemporary world.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030H
ENGL 133
(GH)
Modern American Literature to World War II (3) Cather, Eliot, Frost, Faulkner, Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Hurston, Wharton, Wright, and other writers representative of the years between the world wars.
Effective: Spring 2002
ENGL 134
(GH)
American Comedy (3) Studies in American comedy and satire, including such writers as Mark Twain, Faulkner, Vonnegut, Ellison, O'Connor, Welty, and Heller.
Effective: Spring 2003
ENGL 135
(GH;US)
Alternative Voices in American Literature (3) United States writers from diverse backgrounds offering varying responses to issues such as race, class, gender, and ethnicity.
Effective: Summer 2005
ENGL 135S
(GH;US)
Alternative Voices in American Literature (3) United States writers from diverse backgrounds offering varying responses to issues such as race, class, gender, and ethnicity.
Effective: Summer 2005
ENGL 139
(GH;US)
Black American Literature (3) Fiction, poetry, and drama, including such writers as Baldwin, Douglass, Ellison, Morrison, and Wright.
Effective: Summer 2005
ENGL 139S
(GH;US)
Black American Literature (3) Fiction, poetry, and drama, including such writers as Baldwin, Douglass, Ellison, Morrison, and Wright.
Effective: Fall 2006
ENGL 140
(GH)
Contemporary Literature (3) Writers such as Baldwin, Beckett, Bellow, Ellison, Gordimer, Lessing, Lowell, Mailer, Naipaul, Pinter, Plath, Pynchon, Rushdie, and Walker.
Effective: Spring 2003
ENGL 145
(GH;IL)
Modern Irish Literature (3) Irish literature in the twentieth century and beyond; focus on the interplay of poltical, social, and cultural, forces on literature.
Effective: Spring 2007
ENGL 180
(GH)
Literature and the Natural World (3) Literary representations of the natural world, focusing on English language traditions.
Effective: Spring 2003
ENGL 180H
(GH)
Literature and the Natural World (3) Literary representations of the natural world, focusing on English language traditions.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010Future: Spring 2010
ENGL 182A
(GH;US;IL)
Literature and Empire (3) Literature written in English from countries that were once part of European empires, e.g., India, Canada, South Africa, and others.
Effective: Summer 2005
ENGL 182B
(GH;US)
Literature and Empire (3) Literature written in English from countries that were once part of European empires, e.g., India, Canada, South Africa, and others.
Effective: Summer 2005
ENGL 182C
(GH;IL)
Literature and Empire (3) Literature written in English from countries that were once part of European empires, e.g., India, Canada, South Africa, and others.
Effective: Summer 2005
ENGL 182S
(GH;US;IL)
Literature and Empire (3) Literature written in English from countries that were once part of European empires, e.g., India, Canada, South Africa, and others.
Effective: Summer 2005
ENGL 184
(CMLIT 184)
(GH;IL)
The Short Story (3) Lectures, discussion, readings in translation, with primary emphasis on major writers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Effective: Spring 2006
ENGL 184S
(GH;IL)
The Short Story (3) Lectures, discussion, readings in translation, with primary emphasis on major writers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Effective: Spring 2006
ENGL 185
(CMLIT 185)
(GH;IL)
The Modern Novel in World Literature (3) Development of the modern novel in the last century (outside the British Isles and the United States); lectures, discussions, readings in translation.
Effective: Spring 2006
ENGL 187
English Freshman Seminar (3) The meaning and advantages of a Liberal Arts education in context of a specific discipline.
Effective: Spring 2001
ENGL 189
(CMLIT 189)
(GH;IL)
The Founders of Modern Drama (3) Playwrights who set the world's stage for twentieth-century drama; issues that continue to shape the contemporary theatrical world.
Effective: Spring 2006
ENGL 191
(GH)
Science Fiction (3) Science fiction as the literature of technological innovation and social change--its development, themes, and problems.
Effective: Summer 1995
ENGL 192
The Literature of Fantasy (3) Major realms of fantasy in English and American literature: daydream and nightmare, the pastoral, dystopia, utopia, apocalypse, and the heroic.
Effective: Fall 1993
ENGL 193
(AM ST 193)
American Folk Song in English (3) British songs in America; native repertories, white and Negro; folk ballad; and musical development.
Effective: Fall 1993
ENGL 194
(WMNST 194)
(GH;US;IL)
Women Writers (3) Short stories, novels, poetry, drama, and essays by English, American, and other English-speaking women writers.
Effective: Summer 2005
ENGL 194S
(GH;US;IL)
Women Writers (3) Short stories, novels, poetry, drama, and essays by English, American, and other English-speaking women writers.
Effective: Summer 2005
ENGL 196
(AM ST 196, AMSTD 196)
(GH;US)
Introduction to American Folklore (3) A basic introduction to verbal and nonverbal folklore stressing the basic procedures of collection, classification, and analysis.
Effective: Summer 2005
ENGL 197
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject that may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Spring 1995
ENGL 197A
Possibilities for English (2) This class will introduce students to the wide range of paths they might pursue as English majors and to the destinations that those paths might lead.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
ENGL 198
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Fall 1992
ENGL 199
(IL)
Foreign Study--English (3-6) Studies in English language and/or literature.
Effective: Summer 2005
ENGL 200
Introduction to Critical Reading (3) Responses to a variety of literary texts written in English that evoke different approaches.
Effective: Fall 1991
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 200W
Introduction to Critical Reading (3) Responses to a variety of literary texts written in English that evoke different approaches.
Effective: Fall 2001
Prerequisite:
6 credits of ENGL ENLSH or LIT
ENGL 201
(GH)
What is Literature (3) Acquaints students with theory and practice relevant to studies of narrative, lyric poetry, and drama.
Effective: Summer 2006
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 209
Journal or Magazine Practicum (1-6 per semester/maximum of 8) A practicum in the editing and publishing of a magazine or journal.
Effective: Fall 2007
ENGL 210
The Process of Writing (3) Examination of the relation between fiction and nonfiction; practice in principles common to all writing.
Effective: Fall 1985
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 212
Introduction to Fiction Writing (3) Written exercises and short readings in the elements of fiction writing; the writing of at least one short story.
Effective: Fall 1985
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 213
Introduction to Poetry Writing (3) Written exercises in the components and techniques of poetry writing in conjunction with selected readings.
Effective: Fall 1985
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 215
Introduction to Article Writing (3) Written exercises in, and a study of, the principles of article writing; practice in the writing of specific articles.
Effective: Fall 1985
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 221
British Literature to 1798 (3) Introduction to literary history and analysis; Beowulf and writers such as Chaucer, Shakespeare, Donne, Milton, Swift, Pope, and Fielding.
Effective: Summer 1996
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 221W
British Literature to 1798 (3) Introduction to literary history and analysis. Beowulf and writers such as Chaucer, Shakespeare, Donne, Milton, Swift, Pope, and Fielding.
Effective: Summer 1992
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 222
British Literature from 1798 (3) Introduction to literary history and analysis; writers such as Austen, Wordsworth, Keats, Browning, Dickens, The Brontes, Yeats, Joyce, and Woolf.
Effective: Summer 1996
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 222W
British Literature from 1798 (3) Introduction to literary history and analysis. Writers such as Austen, Wordsworth, Keats, Browning, Dickens, the Brontes, Yeats, Joyce, and Woolf.
Effective: Summer 1992
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 226
(LTNST 226)
(GH;US;IL)
Latina and Latino Border Theories (3) English 226 will constitute a wide-ranging examination of contemporary texts (1960-present) central to the construction of contemporary Latino/a culture.
Effective: Spring 2007
ENGL 231
American Literature to 1865 (3) Introduction to literary history and analysis; writers such as Bradstreet, Franklin, Emerson, Hawthorne, Douglass, Thoreau, Fuller, Melville, Whitman, and Dickinson.
Effective: Summer 1996
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 231W
American Literature to 1865 (3) Introduction to literary history and analysis. Writers such as Bradstreet, Franklin, Emerson, Hawthorne, Douglass, Thoreau, Fuller, Melville, Whitman, and Dickinson.
Effective: Summer 1992
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 232
American Literature from 1865 (3) Introduction to literary history and analysis; writers such as Mark Twain, James, Cather, Frost, O'Neill, Faulkner, Hemingway, Hughes, and Morrison.
Effective: Summer 1996
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 232W
American Literature from 1865 (3) Introduction to literary history and analysis. Writers such as Mark Twain, James, Cather, Frost, O'Neill, Faulkner, Hemingway, Hughes, and Morrison.
Effective: Summer 1992
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 233
(CHEM 233)
(GH;GN)
Chemistry and Literature (3) Exploration of key concepts of chemistry, the reciprocal influence of chemistry and literature through history, and the relationship of science to society, culture, and values.
Effective: Spring 2006
ENGL 235
(AAA S 235)
(US)
African-American Oral Folk Tradition (3) The origins, forms, and function of the oral folk tradition of African Americans.
Effective: Summer 2005
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 240
Exploring Literary Traditions (3 per semester, maximum of 6) The examination of specific literary traditions in English-language texts and an inquiry into the question of tradition itself. (Section subtitles may appear in the Schedule of Courses.)
Effective: Fall 1997
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 250
Peer Tutoring in Writing (3) Introduction to skills and attitudes required for successful peer tutoring in writing. Provides internship experience in a writing center.
Effective: Spring 1987
Prerequisite:
ENGL 202A ENGL 202B ENGL 202C or ENGL 202D ; approval of department
ENGL 261
Exploring Literary Forms (3 per semester/maximum of 6) The examination of specific genres in English-language texts and an inquiry into the question of genre itself. (Section subtitles may appear in the Schedule of Courses.)
Effective: Fall 1997
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 262
(GH)
Reading Fiction (3) Elements of fiction including plot, character, viewpoint, and fictional genres in British, American, and other English-language traditions.
Effective: Spring 2003
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 263
(GH)
Reading Poetry (3) Elements of poetry including meter, rhyme, image, diction, and poetic forms in British, American, and other English-language traditions.
Effective: Spring 2003
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 265
(GH)
Reading Nonfiction (3) Forms of nonfictional prose such as autobiography, biography, essay, letter, memoir, oration, travelogue in British, American, and other English-language traditions.
Effective: Spring 2003
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 268
(GH)
Reading Drama (3) Elements of drama including plot, character, dialogue, staging, and dramatic forms in British, American, and other English-language traditions.
Effective: Spring 2003
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 281
Television Script Writing (3) An introduction to the writing of scripts for television production.
Effective: Summer 1992
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 294
Research Topics (1-12) Individual or small group instruction.
Effective: Spring 2001
ENGL 296
Independent Studies (1-18) Creative projects, including research and design, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Spring 2001
ENGL 296A
The Newspaper Experience (3) Students will become co-editors of campus paper. Students will learn the practical applications of designing a campus newspaper.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
ENGL 296B
Journal Editor (1-18) Creative projects, including research and design, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
ENGL 296B
Journal Editor (1-6) Creative projects, including research and design, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010Future: Spring 2010
ENGL 297
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Fall 1983
ENGL 297A
Exploring Cape Cod: Its Nature and Culture (4.5) This is a course that proposes to study the environment and culture of one of the most famous localities in the US.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
ENGL 297A
The Wilderness Literature Field Institute (3) Readings regarding the history and continued importance of wild land in the United States combined with a series of outdoor adventures that inform reading and classroom work.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010Future: Spring 2010
ENGL 297B
Sailing the Chesapeake: Natural and Cultural Landscapes (4.5) Students read Bay history and work with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation to plant riparian buffers, and travel to the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
ENGL 297B
The Beach: Cultural Artifact/Environmental Reality (3) Readings in literature associated with the coast coupled with an enhancement trip to the South Carolina Low Country.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010Future: Spring 2010
ENGL 297C
The Monstrous in Literature and Film (3) Course will trace several important threats of the monstrous within the literature and film of the English-speaking language (England and America).
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
ENGL 297C
Eating Your Ecology: Current Trends in Food Writing and Environmentalism (3) Course aims to bring you closer to your food and writing that has gone so far in popularizing this movement.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010Future: Spring 2010
ENGL 297D
Literacy Corps Service (1) Earn literacy volunteer certification by completing 40 hours of service as a literacy volunteer tutor to adults.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010Future: Spring 2010
ENGL 297E
Practicum in Film Making (3) Part II of IV covers production documents and scheduling for a full-length feature film.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010Future: Spring 2010
ENGL 297F
Special Topics: London in Literature (1) Students will read drama, lyric poetry, nonfiction, and fiction by authors such as Ben Jonson, Charles Dickens, Henry James, T.S. Eliot, and Virginia Woolf. Student responses will encompass imaginative as well as research- based writing as well as other media. As an adjunct to the coursework, students will travel to London May 6-12, 2010, to attend a play, visit authors' homrs, and locations featured in the readings.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010Future: Spring 2010
ENGL 297H
Barcelona: Properties of Water (1) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010Future: Spring 2010
ENGL 298
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Fall 1992
ENGL 299
(IL)
Foreign Studies (12) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Summer 2005
ENGL 300M
Honors Course in English (3-12) Reading, group discussions, and oral and written reports on various specific authors and literary works.
Effective: Fall 1997
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030 ; approval of the departmental Honors Committee
ENGL 301M
Honors Seminar in English: Literature Before 1800 (3-12) Reading, group discussions, and oral and written reports on various specific authors and literary works.
Effective: Fall 2005
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030 ; approval of the departmental Honors Committee
ENGL 302M
Honors Seminar in English: Literature After 1800 (3-12) Reading, group discussions, and oral and written reports on various specific authors and literary works.
Effective: Fall 2005
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030 ; approval of the departmental Honors Committee
ENGL 303M
Honors Seminar in English: American Literature & Culture (3-12) Reading, group discussions, and oral and written reports on various specific authors and literary works.
Effective: Fall 2005
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030 ; approval of the departmental Honors Committee
ENGL 304M
Honors Seminar in English: Creative Writing (3-12) Reading, group discussions, and oral and written reports on various specific authors and literary works.
Effective: Fall 2005
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030 ; approval of the departmental Honors Committee
ENGL 310H
Honors Thesis in English (3) Research paper or creative project on a topic approved by the Departmental Honors Committee.
Effective: Fall 1983
Prerequisite:
9 credits of ENGL 300H
ENGL 311
The Canon and Its Critics (3) History and formation of literary canons, and challenges to canon ideology by writers and critics, through readings in English and American literature.
Effective: Fall 2007
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030H
ENGL 312
Globality and Literature (3) Examines relationships between literature and culture, through the study of major texts in English by writers of various cultures.
Effective: Fall 2007
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030H
ENGL 395
Internship (1-18) Supervised off-campus, nongroup instruction including field experiences, practica, or internships. Written and oral critique of activity required.
Effective: Summer 1996
Prerequisite:
prior approval of proposed assignment by instructor
ENGL 397
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Fall 1992
ENGL 398
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Fall 1992
ENGL 399
(IL)
Foreign Study--English (3-6) Advanced studies in English language and/or literature.
Effective: Summer 2005
ENGL 400
Authors, Texts, Contexts (3 per semester, maximum of 6) Styles, cultural milieus, critical perspectives toward particular English- language authors and/or movements they represent, and the idea of authorship. (Section subtitles may appear in the Schedule of Courses.)
Effective: Fall 1997
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 401
Studies in Genre (3 per semester, maximum of 6) English-language texts exemplifying particular genres, with attention to critical theories, historical development, rhetorical strategies, and social, cultural, and aesthetic values. (Section subtitles may appear in the Schedule of Courses.)
Effective: Fall 1997
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 401W
Creative Writing Theory (3) Theories of art and creativity which inform the making of literary works.
Effective: Fall 2007
Prerequisite:
ENGL 200 ; ELISH 201 ELISH 209 ENGL 212 or ENGL 213
ENGL 402
Literature and Society (3 per semester, maximum of 6) Texts confronting social, political, technological, or other issues in the English-speaking world. (Section subtitles may appear in the Schedule of Courses.)
Effective: Fall 1997
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 403
Literature and Culture (3 per semester, maximum of 6) Historical, theoretical, and practical issues within cultural studies in relation to English-speaking texts. (Section subtitles may appear in the Schedule of Courses.)
Effective: Fall 1997
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 404
Mapping Identity, Difference, and Place (3 per semester, maximum of 6) Ethnicity, gender, class, race with reference to theoretical inquiry into identity, difference, and place in English-language literatures. (Section subtitles may appear in the Schedule of Courses.)
Effective: Fall 1997
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 405
Taking Shakespeare From Page to Stage (3) Students experience a Shakespeare play as a text to be explicated and as a script to be performed.
Effective: Summer 2003
Prerequisite:
permission of program
ENGL 407
History of the English Language (3) Historical and structural study of developments in English sounds, forms, inflections, syntax, derivations, and meanings.
Effective: Spring 1987
Prerequisite:
ENGL 100 ; ENGL 202A ENGL 202B ENGL 202C or ENGL 202D
ENGL 409
Composition Theory and Practice for Teachers (3) An overview of the theory and practice of writing for teachers, with emphasis on the writing process.
Effective: Summer 2000
Prerequisite:
permission of the program
ENGL 411
Problems of Style (3) Analysis and practice of English prose styles.
Effective: Spring 1987
Prerequisite:
ENGL 202A ENGL 202B ENGL 202C or ENGL 202D ; ENGL 212 ENGL 213 or ENGL 215
ENGL 412
Advanced Fiction Writing (3 per semester/maximum of 6) Advanced study of the techniques of fiction writing; regular practice in writing the short story; group discussion of student work.
Effective: Spring 1992
Prerequisite:
ENGL 212 and permission of the department
ENGL 413
Advanced Poetry Writing (3 per semester/maximum of 6) Advanced study of the techniques of poetic composition; regular practice in writing poetry; group discussion of student work.
Effective: Spring 1992
Prerequisite:
ENGL 213 and permission of the department
ENGL 414
Biographical Writing (3) Writing of biography and autobiography, character sketches, "profiles," and literary portraits; analysis and interpretations of source materials.
Effective: Spring 1987
Prerequisite:
ENGL 200 ENGL 202B ENGL 210 ENGL 212 or ENGL 215
ENGL 415
Advanced Nonfiction Writing (3 per semester/maximum of 6) Advanced study of the principles of nonfiction; substantial practice in writing and submitting magazine articles for publication.
Effective: Spring 1992
Prerequisite:
ENGL 215 and permission of the department
ENGL 416
Science Writing (3 per semester/maximum of 6) Prepares scientists and writers to gather, interpret, and present scientific information to the layman with clarity and accuracy.
Effective: Spring 2001
Prerequisite:
COMM 260W ENGL 202C ENGL 210 ENGL 215 or ENGL 421
ENGL 417
The Editorial Process (3) The process of editing from typescript through final proof.
Effective: Fall 1987
Prerequisite:
ENGL 202A ENGL 202B ENGL 202C ENGL 202D ENGL 210 ENGL 215 or ENGL 410
ENGL 418
Advanced Technical Writing and Editing (3 per semester/maximum of 6) Preparing and editing professional papers for subject specialists and for others interested in careers as writers or editors.
Effective: Fall 1987
Prerequisite:
ENGL 202A ENGL 202B ENGL 202C ENGL 202D or ENGL 215
ENGL 419
Advanced Business Writing (3) Preparing and editing reports and presentations common to business, industry, and government.
Effective: Fall 1987
Prerequisite:
ENGL 202A ENGL 202B ENGL 202C or ENGL 202D
ENGL 420
Writing for the Web (3) Analysis and composition of informative, persuasive, and "creative" Web texts, based on rhetorical principles; no prior Web writing experience required.
Effective: Spring 2002
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 421
Advanced Expository Writing (3) Develops skill in writing expository essays, with particular attention to style. Intended for liberal arts majors.
Effective: Spring 1987
Prerequisite:
ENGL 202A ENGL 202B ENGL 202C or ENGL 202D
ENGL 422
Fiction Workshop (3 per semester/maximum of 6) Practice and criticism in the composition of the short story and the novel.
Effective: Spring 1985
Prerequisite:
ENGL 412
ENGL 423
Poetry Writing Workshop (3 per semester/maximum of 6) Extensive practice in writing poetry; consideration of contemporary poetic forms; selected readings.
Effective: Spring 1985
Prerequisite:
ENGL 413
ENGL 425
Nonfiction Workshop (3 per semester/maximum of 6) Extensive writing of nonfiction for publication; an introduction to the principles of writing the nonfiction book.
Effective: Spring 1985
Prerequisite:
ENGL 415
ENGL 426
(LTNST 426)
(US)
Chicana and Chicano Cultural Production: Literature, Film, Music (3) An in-depth study of Chicana/Chicano literature, film, and music from the inception of the Chicano Movement (1965-1975) to the present.
Effective: Spring 2007
Prerequisite:
3 credits in English
ENGL 430
The American Renaissance (3) Studies in the works and the interrelationships of writers such as Emerson, Hawthorne, Poe, Thoreau, Whitman, Melville, and Dickinson.
Effective: Spring 1995
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 431
(AM ST 475)
(US)
Black American Writers (3 per semester, maximum of 6) A particular genre or historical period in the development of Black American literature.
Effective: Fall 2007
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 432
The American Novel to 1900 (3) Such writers as Hawthorne, Melville, Stowe, Mark Twain, James, Crane, Chopin, and others.
Effective: Spring 1992
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 433
The American Novel: 1900-1945 (3) Such writers as Wharton, Dreiser, Cather, Fitzgerald, Faulkner, Hemingway, Hurston, Wright, and others.
Effective: Spring 1992
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 434
(AM ST 472)
Topics in American Literature (3 per semester) Focused study of a particular genre, theme, or problem in American literature. (May be repeated for credit.)
Effective: Fall 2007
Prerequisite:
6 credits of ENGL ENLSH or LIT
ENGL 435
The American Short Story (3) Development of the short story as a recognized art form, with emphasis on major writers.
Effective: Spring 1984
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 436
American Fiction Since 1945 (3) Representative fiction by such writers as Barth, Bellow, Ellison, Heller, Mailer, Morrison, Nabokov, Oates, O'Connor, Pynchon, Updike, Walker.
Effective: Spring 1992
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 436H
American Fiction Since 1945 (3) Representative fiction by such writers as Barth, Bellow, Ellison, Heller, Mailer, Morrison, Nabokov, Oates, O'Connor, Pynchon, Updike, Walker.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 437
The Poet in America (3) American poets such as Bradstreet, Taylor, Poe, Emerson, Whitman, Dickinson, Frost, Eliot, Stevens, Hughes, Brooks, Moore, Williams, Plath, Rich, Lowell.
Effective: Spring 1992
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 438
American Drama (3) Development from the colonial period to playwrights such as O'Neill, Wilder, Hellman, Miller, Williams, Albee, Shepard, Norman, Wilson, and others.
Effective: Spring 1992
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 439
American Nonfiction Prose (3) Major prose writers such as Franklin, Emerson, Thoreau, Fuller, Henry Adams, Mailer, Baldwin, McCarthy, Dillard, Didion, Angelou, and others.
Effective: Spring 1992
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 440
Studies in Shakespeare (3) Intensive study of a single genre, topic, or critical approach to selected plays.
Effective: Summer 1991
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 441
Chaucer (3) The principal narrative poems and their background.
Effective: Spring 1984
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 442
Medieval English Literature (3) Study of major works and genres of medieval English literature, exclusive of Chaucer.
Effective: Spring 1992
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 443
The English Renaissance (3) Such writers as More, Sidney, Spenser, Shakespeare, Donne, Jonson, Bacon, and Marvell.
Effective: Spring 1984
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 444
Shakespeare (3) Selected tragedies, comedies, and histories.
Effective: Spring 1984
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 444H
Shakespeare (3) Selected tragedies, comedies, and histories.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010Future: Spring 2010
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 445
Shakespeare's Contemporaries (3) Selected plays by Shakespeare's major predecessors and contemporaries: Kyd, Marlowe, Jonson, Webster, Marston, Middleton, and others.
Effective: Spring 1984
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 446
Milton (3) Analysis of principal poems and their background.
Effective: Spring 1984
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 447
The Restoration and the Eighteenth Century (3) The neoclassical age (1660-1776). Such writers as Dryden, Congreve, Swift, Pope, Fielding, Goldsmith, Sheridan, Boswell, Johnson.
Effective: Spring 1995
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 448
The English Novel to Jane Austen (3) Novelists such as Defoe, Richardson, Fielding, Smollett, Sterne, and Austen.
Effective: Spring 1995
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 449
(US;IL)
Women Poets (3) Study of major writings by women poets; instructor chooses emphasis, language, and period.
Effective: Fall 2007
Prerequisite:
ENGL 002 or ENGL 003 or ENGL 167 or ENGL 194 ; ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 450
The Romantics (3) Poets such as Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Keats, Shelley, and Byron; also prose by writers such as Hazlitt, Lamb, and DeQuincey.
Effective: Spring 1995
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 451
Literary Modernism in English (3) Survey of literary modernism in English and English translation in a variety of genres, including poetry, fiction, and drama.
Effective: Fall 2007
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030 ; ENGL 200 ELISH 300 or ELISH 301
ENGL 452
The Victorians (3) Poets such as Tennyson, Browning, Arnold, and Hopkins; also prose by writers such as Carlyle, Mill, Ruskin, and Arnold.
Effective: Spring 1995
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 453
Victorian Novel (3) Novelists such as the Brontes, Thackeray, Dickens, George Eliot, Meredith, and Hardy.
Effective: Spring 1995
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 454
Modern British and Irish Drama (3) From Wilde and Shaw to the present season.
Effective: Fall 2004
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 455
Topics in British Literature (3) Focused study of a particular genre, theme, or problem in British literature. (May be repeated for credit.)
Effective: Fall 2001
Prerequisite:
6 credits of ENGL ENLSH or LIT
ENGL 456
British Fiction, 1900-1945 (3) Major writers such as Conrad, Lawrence, Mansfield, Forster, Joyce, Woolf, Waugh, Greene, Bowen, Beckett, and others.
Effective: Spring 1995
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 457
British Fiction Since 1945 (3) Readings in British fiction since World War II.
Effective: Spring 1995
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 458
Twentieth-Century Poetry (3) Poets writing in English such as Yeats, Pound, Eliot, Frost, Auden, Stevens, Plath, Bishop, Brooks, H.D., and others.
Effective: Spring 1995
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 461
(US)
The Vernacular Roots of African American Literature (3) The relationship between oral tradition and literary texts and the double consciousness of African American voice in "print."
Effective: Summer 2005
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 462
(WMNST 462)
(US)
Reading Black, Reading Feminist (3) Female identity and its construction in textual representations of gender, class, color, and cultural difference in English-language literatures.
Effective: Summer 2005
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 463
(US)
African American Autobiography (3) The African American literary quest for identity and its adaptation to Euro-American culture and autobiographies.
Effective: Summer 2005
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 466
(US)
African American Novel I (3) Thematic, structural, and stylistic characteristics of the African American novel from residually oral forms to satiric realism.
Effective: Summer 2005
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 467
(US)
African American Novel II (3) Thematic, stylistic, and structural characteristics of the African American novel from naturalism to modernism and postmodernism.
Effective: Summer 2005
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 468
(US)
African American Poetry (3) African American poetry within the contexts of the black oral tradition and transformed European literary tradition.
Effective: Summer 2005
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 469
(AAA S 469)
(US)
Slavery and the Literary Imagination (3) The impact of slavery on the petitions, poetry, slave narratives, autobiographies, and novels of African Americans.
Effective: Summer 2005
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 470
Rhetorical Theory and Practice (3) Application of certain rhetorical principles to problems in composition. Writing exercise. Designed as preparation for the teaching of composition.
Effective: Spring 1995
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 471
Rhetorical Traditions (3 per semester, maximum of 6) Introduces major traditions of rhetorical inquiry and their relevance for English studies. (Section subtitles may appear in the Schedule of Courses.)
Effective: Fall 1997
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 472
Current Theories of Writing and Reading (3 per semester, maximum of 6) Investigates models of textual production and reception current within English studies. (Section subtitles may appear in the Schedule of Courses.)
Effective: Fall 1997
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 473
Rhetorical Approaches to Discourse (3 per semester, maximum of 6) Practices the criticism of written texts from selected rhetorical perspectives. (Section subtitles may appear in the Schedule of Courses.)
Effective: Fall 1997
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 474
Issues in Rhetoric and Composition (3 per semester, maximum of 6) Examines selected topics in the field of rhetoric and composition. (Section subtitles may appear in the Schedule of Courses.)
Effective: Fall 1997
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 477
Teaching Children's Literature (3) Teaching Children's Literature in light of recent literary pedagogy, the history of childhood, and critical approaches to Children's Literature.
Effective: Fall 2007
Prerequisite:
ENGL 202
ENGL 479
Business or Technical Writing Practicum (1-3) Practical experience applying business or technical writing principles, working with advanced business, science, or engineering students on classroom projects.
Effective: Fall 2007
Prerequisite:
Prerequisite or concurrent: ENGL 418 or ENGL 419
ENGL 480
Communication Design for Writers (3) This course explores visual design, non-verbal communication, and software packages used in professional settings to most effectively present written communications.
Effective: Summer 2005
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030 ; ENGL 202A ENGL 202B ENGL 202C or ENGL 202D ; 7th semester standing or higher
ENGL 481
Literary Theory: Historical Perspectives (3) Selected topics in the history of literary criticism and theory within the English-language tradition.
Effective: Summer 1994
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 482
Contemporary Literary Theory and Practice (3 per semester, maximum of 6) Contemporary literary theories and their implication for critical practice as applied to British, American, and other English-language literary works.
Effective: Summer 1992
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 OR ENGL 030
ENGL 482W
Contemporary Literary and Cultural Theory (3) Contemporary literary and cultural theories and their implication for critical practice as applies to a variety of texts, e.g. literary, linguistic, visual, multimedia, and/or popular.
Effective: Fall 2007
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030H ; ENGL 200
ENGL 483
Problems in Critical Theory and Practice (3) Intensive study of one or more recent theoretical approaches as applied to British, American, and other English-language literary works.
Effective: Summer 1994
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 485
Australian and New Zealand Literature and Culture (3) Questions of nationality, identity, gender, race, class, colonialism, and postcolonialism in these literatures.
Effective: Summer 1995
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 486
(IL)
The World Novel in English (3) Studies in the novel, written in English, by writers outside of the United States and Great Britain.
Effective: Fall 2007
Prerequisite:
ENGL 002 ; ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 487M
Senior Seminar (3) Issues, themes, periods, critical theories, etc., that invite students to use prior English studies, limited to seniors majoring in English.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010Future: Spring 2010
Prerequisite:
six credits of 400-level courses in English
ENGL 487W
Senior Seminar (3) Issues, themes, periods, critical theories, etc., that invite students to use prior English studies, limited to seniors majoring in English.
Effective: Summer 1997
Prerequisite:
six credits of 400-level courses in English
ENGL 488
(CMLIT 488)
(IL)
Modern Continental Drama (3) From Ibsen to the drama of today: Strindberg, Chekhov, Hauptmann, Pirandello, Ionesco, Beckett, Genet, and others.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 489
(WMNST 489)
British Women Writers (3) A study of selected British women writers.
Effective: Spring 2008
Prerequisite:
6 credits of ENGL
ENGL 490
(WMNST 490)
(US;IL)
Women Writers and Their Worlds (3) American and British literature written from the perspective of women.
Effective: Summer 2005
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 491
The Capstone Course in Professional Writing (3) This culminating course for Professional Writing majors concentrates on reflective analyses, design, and presentation of documents in the development of professional portfolios.
Effective: Summer 2004
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030 ; ENGL 202A ENGL 202B ENGL 202C or ENGL 202D ;seventh-semester standing or higher; enrollment in Professional Writing major
ENGL 492
(AM ST 476, WMNST 491)
American Women Writers (3) A study of selected American women writers.
Effective: Spring 2008
Prerequisite:
6 credits of ENGL
ENGL 493
(AM ST 493)
The Folktale in American Literature (3) A survey of the literary uses of the folktale and legendary materials, with particular concentration on the literature of America.
Effective: Spring 1986
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 or ENGL 030
ENGL 494
Senior Thesis in English (1-6) Senior English (ELISH) majors write a thesis arranged with in-charge person and submit it to a faculty committee for appraisal.
Effective: Fall 2007
Prerequisite:
seventh-semester standing
ENGL 494H
Senior Thesis in English (1-6) Senior English (ELISH) majors write a thesis arranged with in-charge person and submit it to a faculty committee for appraisal.
Effective: Fall 2007
Prerequisite:
seventh-semester standing
ENGL 495
Internship (3-12) Supervised practicum in fields appropriate to the English major.
Effective: Spring 2001
ENGL 496
Independent Studies (1-18) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Fall 1983
ENGL 496A
Poetic Praxis: Publishing Poetry (3) This course will help a student learn how to think about poetry from the perspective of a professional writer.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
ENGL 496H
Independent Studies (1-18) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010Future: Spring 2010
ENGL 497
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Fall 1983
ENGL 497A
Community-Based Research (3) Students in this course will participate in community-based research (CBR) in Berks County, PA and will also conduct and report research about CBR.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
ENGL 497A
Craft Topics: Non-Fiction (3) This is a course for students to address matters of creative writing practices in a particular genre -- may include advanced explorations of technique and aesthetics.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010Future: Spring 2010
ENGL 497B
Writer in the Community (3) This is a course for the teaching and practice of writing in non-university settings to increase student understanding for uses of writing among diverse groups of people.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
ENGL 497C
Philadelphia in the Age of Revolution (3) This seminar will answer: 1) What social/cultural transformations unfolded during the age of revolution in Philadelphia, and 2) How such changes be linked to developments in the world?
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
ENGL 497H
(INTST 497H)
Community-Based Research (3) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
ENGL 497H
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010Future: Spring 2010
ENGL 498
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Fall 1992
ENGL 499
(IL)
Foreign Study--English (3-6) Studies abroad in English language and/or literature.
Effective: Summer 2005
FR 083S
(GH;IL)
First-Year Seminar in French (3) Critical approaches to the dimensions and directions in French/Francophone literatures and cultures.
Effective: Summer 2005
FR 083T
(GH;IL)
First-Year Seminar in French (3) Critical approaches to the dimensions and directions in French/Francophone literatures and cultures.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
FR 083T
(J ST 083T, CAMS 083T)
(GH;IL)
First-Year Seminar (3) This seminar examines the French experience of the Holocaust and its literary and cinematic representations.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010Future: Spring 2010
FR 111
Elementary French (6) Acquisition of basic skills in the active use of French: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
Effective: Fall 1983
FR 121G
Fundamentals of Reading French (3) Instruction in fundamental skills required for reading expository French prose, primarily for research purposes. (This course may not be used to satisfy any baccalaureate degree requirements. No graduate credit is given for this course.)
Effective: Spring 2001
Prerequisite:
seventh-semester standing
FR 122G
Practice in Reading French (3) Development and reinforcement of basic reading skills, with emphasis on the individual student's area of research. (This course may not be used to satisfy any baccalaureate degree requirements. No graduate credit is given for this course.)
Effective: Fall 1984
Prerequisite:
FR 121G
FR 137
(GH;IL)
Paris: Anatomy of a City (3) Survey of the cultural, artistic, literary, and social life of the city of Paris from Gallo-Roman times to the present.
Effective: Summer 2005
FR 138
(GH)
French Culture Through Film (3) Introduction to French culture through film by French and francophone directors examining gender, ethnicity, and global issues. Taught in English.
Effective: Spring 2002
FR 139
(GH;IL)
France and the French-speaking World (3) An introduction to the culture of France and its impact on the world.
Effective: Summer 2005
FR 140
(IL)
French Novel in English Translation (1-6) Readings of selected French masterpieces in translation; discussion of recurring themes in several literary periods.
Effective: Spring 2006
FR 141
(IL)
Cultural Tradition in French Cuisine (3) A study of French culture in English, emphasizing the French gastronomical traditions in literature and civilization.
Effective: Spring 2006
FR 142
(GH)
French and Francophone Literatures in Translation (3) An introduction to the literature of France and French-speaking countries.
Effective: Spring 2004
FR 187
French Freshman Seminar (3) The meaning and advantages of a Liberal Arts education in context of a specific discipline.
Effective: Summer 1986
Prerequisite:
first-semester standing and enrollment in the College of the Liberal Arts
FR 197
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Fall 1992
FR 199
(IL)
Foreign Study--French (1-12) Intensive postintermediate grammar review, with emphasis on oral skills and vocabulary building.
Effective: Summer 2005
Prerequisite:
FR 003
FR 202
(IL)
Grammar and Composition (3) Grammar review and writing of short essays.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
FR 003
FR 202U
(IL)
Grammar and Composition (3) Grammar review and writing of short essays.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010Future: Spring 2010
Prerequisite:
FR 003
FR 270
(WMNST 270)
Race and Gender in Literature Translated from French (3) A critical presentation, taught in English, of changing ideas and values on race and gender in French and Francophone literatures.
Effective: Spring 2005
FR 294
Research Project (1-12) Supervised student activities on research projects identified on an individual or small-group basis.
Effective: Summer 1994
FR 296
Independent Studies (1-18) Creative projects, including research and design, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Fall 1982
FR 297
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Fall 1982
FR 330
(IL)
French Culture and Civilization (3) French history and culture from the Middle Ages through the Third Republic.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
FR 201 FR 202
FR 331
(IL)
French Culture and Civilization I (3) French history and culture from the Middle Ages until the French Revolution.
Effective: Summer 2006
Prerequisite:
FR 201 FR 202
FR 332
(IL)
French Culture and Civilization II (3) French history and culture from the French Revolution through the Third Republic.
Effective: Summer 2006
Prerequisite:
FR 201 FR 202
FR 351
(IL)
Introduction to French Literature I (3) Introduction to close textual reading and analysis of selected works of French literature from the middle ages to 1789.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
FR 201 FR 202 FR 330
FR 352
(IL)
Introduction to French Literature II (3) Introduction to close textual reading and analysis of selected works of French Literature from 1789 to the present.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
FR 201 FR 202 FR 330
FR 395
Internship (1-18) Supervised off-campus, nongroup instruction including field experiences, practica, or internships. Written and oral critique of activity required.
Effective: Summer 1996
FR 399
(IL)
Foreign Study--French (3-12) Advanced training in the French language skills.
Effective: Summer 2005
Prerequisite:
FR 201 FR 202
FR 402Y
(IL)
Advanced Grammar and Writing (3) Advanced study of the structure of the French language. Intensive essay writing.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
FR 201 FR 202
FR 407
(IL)
Business Writing in French (3) Common forms of business communication; writing of reports and abstracts.
Effective: Spring 2007
Prerequisite:
FR 331 or FR 332
FR 409
(IL)
Commercial and Technical Translation (3) Translation from English to French of commercial and technical materials; vocabulary building; writing of abstracts and summaries.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
FR 402Y
FR 410
(IL)
French Press (3) Extensive readings of selected french daily and weekly newspapers and magazines, along with newscast viewings.
Effective: Spring 2007
Prerequisite:
FR 331 or FR 332
FR 416
(IL)
Introduction to French Linguistics (3) Introduction to the theory and methods of linguistics as they apply to the major subfields.
Effective: Spring 2006
FR 417
(IL)
French Phonology (3) A formal study of the sound pattern of French.
Effective: Spring 2007
Prerequisite:
FR 201 FR 202
FR 418
(IL)
French Syntax (3) A formal theory of word order and related issues in French grammar.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
FR 201 and FR 202
FR 422
(IL)
Old French Literature (3) Medieval masterpieces in original and modern French versions.
Effective: Fall 2006
Prerequisite:
FR 351 or FR 352
FR 426Y
(IL)
French Literature of the Renaissance (3) Survey of key texts from sixteenth century France, with attention to historical and philosophical currents of French social thought.
Effective: Fall 2006
Prerequisite:
FR 351 or FR 352
FR 430
(IL)
Contemporary France (3) Study of contemporary French society, politics, and culture from 1870 to the present.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
FR 330
FR 434Y
(IL)
Culture and Cuisine (3) Interdisciplinary perspectives on the historical, political, and cultural dimensions of French food.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
FR 330 FR 452 FR 460
FR 436Y
(IL)
Readings in Seventeenth-Century French Literature (3) Baroque and classicism: reappraisal of major and lesser-known 17th-century texts and theories.
Effective: Fall 2006
Prerequisite:
FR 351 or FR 352
FR 440
(IL)
Teaching of Romance Languages (3) Theories of second language acquisition. Current classroom practices in the teaching of Romance languages.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
15 credits beyond the elementary level
FR 445Y
(IL)
Self and Society in Eighteenth-Century France (3) The changing relationship of the individual to society in pre-Revolutionary France will be explored in texts by major writers.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
FR 351 . Prerequisite or concurrent: FR 352
FR 452Y
(IL)
Nineteenth-Century French Literature (3) Selected readings in romanticism, realism, and symbolism, including Balzac, Stendhal, Sand, Baudelaire, and others, with emphasis on cultural issues.
Effective: Fall 2006
Prerequisite:
FR 351 or FR 352
FR 453Y
(IL)
La Belle Epoque: Politics, Society, and Culture in France, 1880-1914 (3) Interdisciplinary perspectives on the politics, society, and culture of France, 1880-1914.
Effective: Fall 2006
Prerequisite:
FR 330 or FR 351 or FR 352
FR 458
(IL)
African Literature of French Expression (3) Genesis of Franco-African literature in the 1930s; phases of the negritude movement; colonial and national literature.
Effective: Fall 2006
Prerequisite:
FR 351 or FR 352
FR 460
(IL)
Contemporary French Literature (3) Major authors and movements in French novel, drama, and poetry from Proust to the present.
Effective: Fall 2006
Prerequisite:
FR 351 or FR 352
FR 470
(IL)
Race and Gender Issues in Literatures in French (3) A critical presentation, taught in French, of changing ideas and values on race and gender in French and Francophone literatures.
Effective: Summer 2005
Prerequisite:
FR 351 or FR 352
FR 471
(IL)
Francophone Women in Literature and Culture (3) Women's issues in literatures and cultures of French-speaking countries in Europe, the mediterranean, Africa, the Caribbean, and Quebec.
Effective: Summer 2005
Prerequisite:
FR 351 or FR 352
FR 487
(IL)
Topics in French Film History and Theory I: 1895-1945 (3) Provide background needed to understand the broad outlines of French film history and theory in their first fifty years (1895-1945).
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
FR 351 and FR 352 or COMM 250
FR 488
(IL)
Topics in French Film History and Theory II: 1945-2002 (3) Provide background needed to understand the broad outlines of French film history and theory in their second half-century (1945-2002).
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
FR 351 and FR 352 or COMM 250
FR 489
(IL)
French Literature and Film (3) Comparison of artistic differences between selected pieces of French literature and their film adaptations.
Effective: Fall 2006
Prerequisite:
FR 351 or FR 352
FR 494
Research Project (1-12) Supervised student activities on research projects identified on an individual or small-group basis.
Effective: Summer 1994
FR 494H
Research Project (1-12) Supervised student activities on research projects identified on an individual or small-group basis.
Effective: Fall 2007
FR 495
Internship (1-18) Supervised off-campus, nongroup instruction including field experiences, practica, or internships. Written and oral critique of activity required.
Effective: Summer 1998
Prerequisite:
prior approval of proposed assignment by instructor
FR 496
Independent Studies (1-18) Creative projects, including research and design, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Fall 1983
FR 496A
Additional Work with Arthurian Literature (3) French, English, German, Dutch, and Italian literatures concerning King Arthur.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010Future: Spring 2010
FR 497
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Fall 1983
FR 497B
Medieval Arthurian Literature: An International Perspective (3) A survey and study of the vast medieval literature concerning King Arthur (and Camelot, Merlin, the Holy Grail, etc.).
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010Future: Spring 2010
FR 497C
Histoires de(s) femmes (3) Examines various facets of French and francophone women's history since the Revolution Key moments and issues are highlighted.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010Future: Spring 2010
FR 497D
(HIST 497D)
The Other Citizens: Slavery, Race, Gender & the Making of Modern France, 1750-present (3) Introduction to the universal questions of how modern nation-states develop, and who belongs to these states; focus on France.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010Future: Spring 2010
FR 497H
War and Violence in French/Francophone Contexts (3) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010Future: Spring 2010
FR 499
(IL)
Foreign Study--French (3-12) Advanced studies in French language and literature.
Effective: Summer 2005
Prerequisite:
FR 201 FR 202
GEOG 122
(GH;US)
The American Scene (3) Historical perspectives on the social and cultural forces associated with the production of distinctive American landscapes.
Effective: Spring 2007
GEOG 407
(HIST 453)
American Environmental History (3) The history of the ways Americans have used and thought about the environment since 1500.
Effective: Spring 1998
Prerequisite:
GEOG 030 LARCH 003 ; and HIST 020 or HIST 021 ; or 6 credits in the humanities or social sciences
GER 001G
Elementary German for Graduate Students (3) Designed for students preparing to satisfy language requirements for advanced degrees.
Effective: Fall 1983
GER 002G
Elementary German for Graduate Students (3) Continuation of GER 001G, with opportunity for reading in special fields.
Effective: Fall 1983
GER 008
Business German (4) Introduction to Business German. Students may receive credit for only one of the following: GER 003 or GER 008.
Effective: Summer 2000
Prerequisite:
GER 001 GER 002
GER 083S
(GH;US;IL)
First-Year Seminar in German (3) Germany's cultural past and present.
Effective: Summer 2005
GER 099
(IL)
Foreign Study--German (1-12) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Summer 2005
GER 100
(GH;IL)
German Culture and Civilization (3) Culture and civilization of the German people from the Germanic migrations to the Nazi period. Conducted in English.
Effective: Summer 2005
GER 120
(GH;IL)
The Faust Theme in Literature and in the Other Arts (3) Survey of the Faust theme in literature (Spiess, Marlowe, Goethe, Mann), book illustrations, music (Gounod), theater, film, and visual arts.
Effective: Spring 2006
GER 143
(RUS 143)
(GH;IL)
The Culture of Stalinism and Nazism (3) The culture of Stalinist Russia and Nazi Germany in comparative perspective.
Effective: Summer 2005
GER 143U
(RUS 143U)
(GH;IL)
The Culture of Stalinism and Nazism (3) The culture of Stalinist Russia and Nazi Germany in comparative perspective.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
GER 150
(GH;IL)
Masterpieces of German Literature in English Translation (3) Major works and prominent authors, E.G. Nieblungenlied, Tristan, Lessing, Goethe, Schiller, Heine, Hauptmann, Hesse, Mann, Kafka, Boll, Grass, Frisch.
Effective: Spring 2006
GER 157
(GH;US)
Pennsylvania Germans: The Culture of the Sectarians (3) Survey of the religious background, beliefs, social life, customs, education, and culture of the Pennsylvania German sectarians, especially the Amish. Conducted in English.
Effective: Summer 2005
GER 175
(GH;IL)
Germanic Heroic and Medieval Literature in English Translation (3) Germanic heroic and medieval courtly literature from 800 to 1350 focusing on the prevailing cultural, social, and legal conditions.
Effective: Spring 2006
GER 187
German Freshman Seminar (3) The meaning and advantages of a Liberal Arts education in context of a specific discipline.
Effective: Summer 1986
Prerequisite:
first-semester standing and enrollment in the College of the Liberal Arts
GER 190
(GH;IL)
Twentieth-Century German Literature in English Translation (3) Works of such writers as Boll, Brecht, Durrenmatt, Frisch, Grass, Hesse, Kafka, Mann, Rilke, Weiss, and Wolf.
Effective: Spring 2006
GER 195
(GH;IL)
Modern German Drama and Theatre in English Translation (3) Plays and their stage realization by writers such as Brecht, Durrenmatt, Handke, Hauptmann, Kaiser, Schnitzler, Wedekind, and Weiss.
Effective: Spring 2006
GER 197
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Spring 1995
GER 200
(GH;IL)
Contemporary German Culture (3) Germany since WWI, its politics, economics, society, arts, and educational system in the international context; conducted in English.
Effective: Summer 2005
GER 200U
(GH;IL)
Contemporary German Culture (3) Germany since WWI, its politics, economics, society, arts, and educational system in the international context; conducted in English.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
GER 208Y
(IL)
Business German (4) Intermediate Business German.
Effective: Fall 2006
Prerequisite:
GER 003 or GER 008
GER 215H
Intensive Conversation and Composition (4) Intensive practice in spoken and written German through readings, discussions, and composition.
Effective: Summer 1995
Prerequisite:
GER 003 or GER 012H
GER 245
(GH)
The Vikings (3) Focus on the history of the Vikings from 800 to 1400 as conveyed to us in mythology, literature, and archaeology. Conducted in English.
Effective: Spring 2005
GER 294
Research Project (1-12) Supervised student activities on research projects identified on an individual or small-group basis.
Effective: Summer 1994
GER 296
Independent Studies (1-18) Creative projects, including research and design, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Fall 1983
GER 297
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Spring 1985
GER 302W
Intermediate Conversation and Composition II (3) Continuation of oral and written practice in German with extensive work in composition.
Effective: Summer 1994
Prerequisite:
GER 301
GER 310
(IL)
Introduction to the Study of German Literature (3) History, methods, and the terminology of literary interpretation and analysis in German.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
or concurrent: GER 301
GER 344
(IL)
Intermediate German Culture (3) An overview of German culture from the Middle Ages to the present. Conducted in German.
Effective: Fall 2006
Prerequisite:
Prerequisite or concurrent: GER 301
GER 395
Internship (1-18) Supervised off-campus, nongroup instruction including field experiences, practica, or internships. Written and oral critique of activity required.
Effective: Summer 1996
GER 399
(IL)
Foreign Study--German (3-12) Advanced studies in German language and/or literature.
Effective: Summer 2005
Prerequisite:
GER 201
GER 412
(IL)
Contrastive Analysis of Modern German and English (3) Structural comparison of the German and English grammatical systems: morphology, syntax, phonology.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
or concurrent: GER 401
GER 420
(IL)
Genre (3-9) Special studies in a particular literary genre in German literature, such as lyrical poetry, drama, or narrative prose.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
GER 310 GER 401
GER 430
(IL)
History of the German Language (3) Development of German from its earliest stages, including historical and cultural aspects.
Effective: Fall 2007
Prerequisite:
or concurrent: GER 401Y
GER 431
(IL)
History of German Literature and Culture I (3) Significant works of German literature before the mid-eighteenth century considered in their cultural context.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
GER 310 . Prerequisite or concurrent: GER 401
GER 432
(IL)
History of German Literature and Culture II (3) Significant works of German literature from the mid-eighteenth century to the present considered in their cultural context.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
GER 310 . Prerequisite or concurrent: GER 401
GER 440
(IL)
Seminar in German Culture (3-6) Seminar devoted to a special topic in the field of German culture and civilization.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
or concurrent: GER 401
GER 452
(IL)
Literature of the Renaissance (3) German literature of the late Middle Ages, Humanism and Reformation including such writers as Brant, Erasmus, Fischart, Luther, Sachs.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
or concurrent: GER 431 or GER 432
GER 460
(IL)
Literature of the Baroque (3) The literature and literary movements of seventeenth-century Germany, including such writers as Opitz, Fleming, Gryphius, Hofmannswaldau, and Gunther.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
or concurrent: GER 431 or GER 432
GER 461
(IL)
Literature of the Enlightenment (3) Lessing and his contemporaries; new currents in German literature of the eighteenth century.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
or concurrent: GER 431 or GER 432
GER 462
(IL)
Literature of the Late Eighteenth Century (3) Literature of the period of Empfindsamkeit and Sturm und Drang, including Rococo and Anacreontic tendencies.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
or concurrent: GER 431 or GER 432
GER 470
(IL)
Goethe (3) A study of Goethe's life and works especially his lyric poetry, novels, and dramas.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
or concurrent: GER 431 or GER 432
GER 471
(IL)
Schiller (3) Schiller's life, his classical poetry, aesthetic essays, and major dramas.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
or concurrent: GER 431 or GER 432
GER 472
(IL)
Romanticism (3) A study of both early and late romanticism, including such writers as Novalis, the Schlegels, E.T.A. Hoffmann, and Heine.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
or concurrent: GER 431 or GER 432
GER 480
(IL)
Realism (3) Literature of the nineteenth century from Biedermeier through Jenges Deutschland to realism: Grillparzer, Morike, Buchner, Heine, Hebbel, Keller, Storm, Fontane.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
or concurrent: GER 431 or GER 432
GER 481
(IL)
Early Twentieth Century (3) Development of German literature from Naturalism through Jugendstil to Expressionism: George, Hauptmann, Hesse, Hofmannsthal, Holz, Kafka, Kaiser, Mann, Rilke, Toller.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
or concurrent: GER 431 or GER 432
GER 482
(IL)
German Literature from 1933 to the Present (3) Literature from 1933 to the present including Exile and GDR literature.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
or concurrent: GER 431 or GER 432
GER 494
Research Project (1-12) Supervised student activities on research projects identified on an individual or small-group basis.
Effective: Summer 1994
GER 494H
Research Project (1-12) Supervised student activities on research projects identified on an individual or small-group basis.
Effective: Fall 2007
GER 495
Internship (3-9) Supervised off-campus, non-group instruction including individual field experiences, practicums, or internships. Written and oral critique of activity required.
Effective: Summer 1981
Prerequisite:
prior approval of proposed assignment by instructor
GER 496
Independent Studies (1-18) Creative projects, including research and design, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Fall 1983
GER 497
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Spring 1985
GER 497A
(J ST 497A)
Yiddish Reading (3) This course is an introduction to the Yiddish language, focusing on grammar, vocabulary, and reading skills.
Effective: Fall 2010 Ending: Fall 2010Future: Fall 2010
GER 499
(IL)
Foreign Study--German (3-12) Advanced studies in German language, literature, and culture.
Effective: Summer 2005
Prerequisite:
any 300-level course in German
GREEK 099
(IL)
Foreign Studies (12) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Summer 2005
GREEK 101
Introductory Ancient Greek (4) Fundamentals of classical Greek grammar, syntax, and vocabulary.
Effective: Fall 2001
GREEK 102
Intermediate Ancient Greek (4) Intermediate study of classical Greek grammar, syntax, and vocabulary.
Effective: Fall 2001
Prerequisite:
GREEK 101
GREEK 197
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to exlore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Spring 1995
GREEK 294
Research Project (1-12) Supervised student activities on research projects identified on an individual or small-group basis.
Effective: Summer 1994
GREEK 296
Independent Studies (1-18) Creative projects, including research and design, that are supervised on an individual basis and that fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Spring 2001
GREEK 297
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be taught in one year or semester.
Effective: Fall 1983
GREEK 299
(IL)
Foreign Studies (12) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Summer 2005
GREEK 395
Internship (1-18) Supervised off-campus, nongroup instruction including field experiences, practica, or internships. Written and oral critique of activity required.
Effective: Summer 1996
Prerequisite:
prior approval of proposed assignment by instructor
GREEK 397
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be taught in one year or semester.
Effective: Spring 2001
GREEK 399
(IL)
Foreign Studies (12) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Summer 2005
GREEK 400
Greek Syntax and Stylistics (3) Classical Greek syntax and stylistics as examined and appreciated through standard exercises in composition and parallel selected prose readings.
Effective: Summer 2004
Prerequisite:
GREEK 102 GREEK 003 or equivalent
GREEK 401
Introductory Reading in Greek Literature (3-6) Analysis of selected passages of ancient Greek literature; attention will be paid to grammatical as well as literary details.
Effective: Spring 2002
Prerequisite:
GREEK 003 or GREEK 102
GREEK 420
Greek Prose Authors (3-6) Readings in representative authors.
Effective: Fall 1983
Prerequisite:
GREEK 003
GREEK 425
Greek Historians (3-6) Translation and study of one or more of the ancient Greek historians.
Effective: Fall 2001
Prerequisite:
GREEK 003 or GREEK 102
GREEK 430
Greek Poetry (3-6) Translation and analysis of selected readings in Greek poetry.
Effective: Fall 2001
Prerequisite:
GREEK 003 or GREEK 102
GREEK 440
Greek Drama (3-6) Translation and study of a selected play.
Effective: Spring 2002
Prerequisite:
GREEK 003 or GREEK 102
GREEK 494
Research Project (1-12) Supervised student activities on research projects identified on an individual or small-group basis.
Effective: Summer 1994
GREEK 494H
Research Project (1-12) Supervised student activities on research projects identified on an individual or small-group basis.
Effective: Fall 2007
GREEK 496
Independent Studies (1-18) Creative projects, including research and design, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Fall 1983
GREEK 497
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to exlore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Fall 1983
GREEK 497A
Late Greek Texts (3) An introduction to post-classical Greek prose literature, from the Septuagint and New Testament to the writers of the Roamn Empire.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010Future: Spring 2010
GREEK 499
(IL)
Foreign Studies (12) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Summer 2005
HEBR 010
(J ST 010)
(GH;IL)
Jewish Civilization (3) Life of the Jewish people from Biblical times, emphasizing cultural, religious, and institutional developments.
Effective: Summer 2005
HEBR 097
Special Topics (1-6) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be taught in one year or semester.
Effective: Fall 1992
HEBR 099
(IL)
Foreign Studies (1-12) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Summer 2005
HEBR 110
Conversation, Reading, and Composition (3) Oral and written expression; aspects of Israeli culture and civilization.
Effective: Summer 1990
Prerequisite:
HEBR 003
HEBR 111
The Development of Hebrew Language and Literature (3) Chronological overview of Hebrew language and literature; characteristics of the language in the Biblical, Mishnaic, Medieval, Modern eras; representative readings.
Effective: Summer 1990
Prerequisite:
HEBR 003
HEBR 151
(CAMS 151, J ST 151)
Introductory Biblical Hebrew (3) Fundamentals of Biblical Hebrew grammar, syntax, and vocabulary.
Effective: Summer 2005
HEBR 152
(CAMS 152, J ST 152)
Intermediate Biblical Hebrew (3) Intermediate study of Biblical Hebrew grammar, syntax, and vocabulary.
Effective: Summer 2005
Prerequisite:
HEBR 151
HEBR 187
Hebrew Freshman Seminar (3) The meaning and advantages of a Liberal Arts education in context of a specific discipline.
Effective: Summer 1986
Prerequisite:
first-semester standing and enrollment in the College of the Liberal Arts
HEBR 197
Special Topics (1-6) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be taught in one year or semester.
Effective: Fall 1992
HEBR 199
(IL)
Foreign Study--Basic Hebrew (1-12) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Summer 2005
HEBR 294
Research Project (1-12) Supervised student activities on research projects identified on an individual or small-group basis.
Effective: Summer 1994
HEBR 296
Independent Studies (1-18) Creative projects, including research and design, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Summer 1986
HEBR 297
Special Topics (1-6) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be taught in one year or semester.
Effective: Fall 1983
HEBR 299
(IL)
Foreign Studies (1-12) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Summer 2005
HEBR 395
Internship (1-18) Supervised off-campus, nongroup instruction including field experiences, practica, or internships. Written and oral critique of activity required.
Effective: Summer 1996
Prerequisite:
prior approval of proposed assignment by instructor
HEBR 397
Special Topics (1-6) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be taught in one year or semester.
Effective: Fall 1992
HEBR 399
(IL)
Foreign Study--Intermediate Hebrew (1-12) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Summer 2005
HEBR 401
Advanced Hebrew--Conversation Emphasis (3 per semester, maximum of 6) Development of oral proficiency through discussions focusing on issues in contemporary Jewish culture.
Effective: Summer 1990
Prerequisite:
HEBR 110
HEBR 402
Advanced Hebrew--Reading Emphasis (3 per semester, maximum of 6) Readings in representative works of traditional and modern literature; practice in composition; study of aspects of Jewish culture.
Effective: Summer 1990
Prerequisite:
HEBR 110
HEBR 494
Research Project (1-12) Supervised student activities on research projects identified on an individual or small-group basis.
Effective: Summer 1994
HEBR 494H
Research Project (1-12) Supervised student activities on research projects identified on an individual or small-group basis.
Effective: Fall 2007
HEBR 496
Independent Studies (1-18) Creative projects including research and design which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Fall 1982
HEBR 497
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be taught in one year or semester.
Effective: Fall 1983
HEBR 498
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject that may be topical or of special interent.
Effective: Fall 1992
HEBR 499
(IL)
Foreign Study--Advanced Hebrew (1-12) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Summer 2005
HIST 001
(GH;IL)
The Western Heritage I (3) A survey of the Western heritage from the ancient Mediterranean world to the dawn of modern Europe.
Effective: Spring 2006
HIST 001T
(GH;IL)
The Western Heritage I (3) A survey of the Western heritage from the ancient Mediterranean world to the dawn of modern Europe.
Effective: Spring 2006
HIST 002
(GH;IL)
The Western Heritage II (3) A survey of the Western heritage from the dawn of modern Europe in the seventeenth century to the present.
Effective: Spring 2006
HIST 002S
(GH;IL)
The Western Heritage II (3) A survey of the Western heritage from the dawn of modern Europe in the seventeenth century to the present.
Effective: Summer 2005
HIST 002U
(GH;IL)
The Western Heritage II (3) A survey of the Western heritage from the dawn of modern Europe in the seventeenth century to the present.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
HIST 003
(GH)
The American Nation: Historical Perspectives (3) American history from discovery to the present, focusing on both racial, ethnic, and religious differences and shared traditions and ideals.
Effective: Spring 1995
HIST 010
(GH;IL)
World History I (3) Human origins; early civilizations; major political and intellectual developments on all continents; cultural interrelationships to 1500.
Effective: Summer 2005
HIST 011
(GH;IL)
World History II (3) Social, economic, and political evolution of societies and cultures from 1500 to the present.
Effective: Summer 2005
HIST 011U
(GH;IL)
World History II (3) Social, economic, and political evolution of societies and cultures from 1500 to the present.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
HIST 012
(GH;US)
History of Pennsylvania (3) Chronological and topical survey, emphasizing immigration of diverse ethnic groups and religious, political, economic, and social developments, including industrialization and urbanization.
Effective: Spring 2006
HIST 020
(GH;US)
American Civilization to 1877 (3) An historical survey of the American experience from its colonial beginnings through the Civil War and Reconstruction.
Effective: Spring 2006
HIST 020Y
(GH;US)
American Civilization to 1877 (3) An historical survey of the American experience from its colonial beginnings through the Civil War and Reconstruction.
Effective: Spring 2006
HIST 021
(GH;US)
American Civilization Since 1877 (3) An historical survey of the American experience from the emergence of urban-industrial society in the late nineteenth century to the present.
Effective: Spring 2006
HIST 021U
(GH;US)
American Civilization Since 1877 (3) An historical survey of the American experience from the emergence of urban-industrial society in the late nineteenth century to the present.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
HIST 021U
(GH;US)
American Civilization Since 1877 (3) An historical survey of the American experience from the emergence of urban-industrial society in the late nineteenth century to the present.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010Future: Spring 2010
HIST 021Y
(GH;US)
American Civilization Since 1877 (3) An historical survey of the American experience from the emergence of urban-industrial society in the late nineteenth century to the present.
Effective: Spring 2006
HIST 083S
(GH)
First-Year Seminar in History (3) Critical approaches to the dimensions and directions in History.
Effective: Summer 1999
HIST 083T
(GH)
First-Year Seminar in History (3) Critical approaches to the dimensions and directions in History.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
HIST 084S
(GS)
First-Year Seminar in History (3) Critical approaches to the dimensions and directions in History.
Effective: Spring 2004
HIST 100
(CAMS 100)
(GH;IL)
Ancient Greece (3) Greek world from the earliest Aegean cultures to the death of Alexander the Great and the beginnings of Hellenistic civilization.
Effective: Spring 2006
HIST 100S
(GH;IL)
Ancient Greece (3) Greek world from the earliest Aegean cultures to the death of Alexander the Great and the beginnings of Hellenistic civilization.
Effective: Summer 2005
HIST 101
(CAMS 101)
(GH;IL)
The Roman Republic and Empire (3) History of the Roman Republic and Empire from the origins of Rome to the disintegration of the Empire.
Effective: Spring 2006
HIST 101S
(GH;IL)
The Roman Republic and Empire (3) History of the Roman Republic and Empire from the origins of Rome to the disintegration of the Empire.
Effective: Spring 2006
HIST 102
(CAMS 102, J ST 102, RL ST 102)
(GH;IL)
Canaan and Israel in Antiquity (3) Political, social, and intellectual history of the land of Canaan/Israel in the Biblical era: Late Bronze and Iron Ages.
Effective: Summer 2005
HIST 103
(GH;IL)
The History of Madness, Mental Illness, and Psychiatry (3) This course will examine the ideas that have shaped European and American perceptions of madness, insanity, and mental illness.
Effective: Summer 2005
HIST 104
(CAMS 104)
(GH)
Ancient Egypt (3) The history and archaeology of ancient Egypt from the dawn of history to the Greco-Roman period.
Effective: Summer 2002
HIST 105
(GH;IL)
The Byzantine Empire (3) Development of Byzantine civilization from the decline of the Roman Empire to the fall of Constantinople.
Effective: Spring 2006
HIST 107
(MEDVL 107)
(GH;IL)
Medieval Europe (3) Rise and development of the civilization of medieval Europe from the decline of Rome to 1500.
Effective: Spring 2006
HIST 108
(GH;IL)
The Crusades: Holy War in the Middle Ages (3) The social and political history of medieval religious warfare in Europe and in the Middle East.
Effective: Spring 2006
HIST 110
(GH;IL)
Nature and History (3) A broad introduction to the history of human relationships with nature throughout the world.
Effective: Summer 2005
HIST 117
(WMNST 117)
(GH;US;IL)
Women in Modern History (3) Modernization and women: changing images and roles since mid-eighteenth century in the family, workshop, politics, society; cross-cultural comparisons.
Effective: Summer 2005
HIST 118
(J ST 118)
(US;IL)
Modern Jewish History: 1492 to Present (3) Jewish social and political history from 1492 to the present.
Effective: Spring 2006
HIST 119
(GH;IL)
Gender and History (3) Survey of the development of gender roles in Western societies from the prehistoric era to the early modern period.
Effective: Spring 2008
HIST 121
(J ST 121)
(GH;IL)
History of the Holocaust 1933-1945 (3) Historical analysis of holocaust themes.
Effective: Summer 2005
HIST 122
(S T S 122)
(GH)
History of Science I (3) A history of science and culture from Stonehenge to the scientific revolution.
Effective: Spring 2005
HIST 123
(S T S 123)
(GH)
History of Science II (3) A history of science and culture from the scientific revolution to the present.
Effective: Spring 2004
HIST 130
(US)
Introduction to the Civil War Era, 1848 through 1877 (3) Survey of causes and consequences of American Civil War, end of Mexican War in 1848 through end of Reconstruction, 1877.
Effective: Spring 2006 Ending: Fall 2009
HIST 130
(GH;US)
Introduction to the Civil War Era, 1848 through 1877 (3) Survey of causes and consequences of American Civil War, end of Mexican War in 1848 through end of Reconstruction, 1877.
Effective: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010
HIST 130U
(US)
Introduction to the Civil War Era, 1848 through 1877 (3) Survey of causes and consequences of American Civil War, end of Mexican War in 1848 through end of Reconstruction, 1877.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
HIST 141
(GH;IL)
Medieval and Modern Russia (3) Introductory survey, including political, social, economic, and cultural development of Kievan, Muscovite, and Imperial Russia.
Effective: Spring 2006
HIST 143
(GH;IL)
History of Fascism and Nazism (3) The study of right-wing totalitarianism in the twentieth century, with special emphasis on Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany.
Effective: Spring 2006
HIST 144
(GH;US;IL)
The World at War: 1939-1945 (3) In-depth study of the origins and conduct of World War II. Political and economic aspects as well as military.
Effective: Spring 2006
HIST 150
(US)
Colonial Pennsylvania (3) Development of the colony of Pennsylvania through the war for American independence, covering immigration, economics, politics, religion, and society.
Effective: Spring 2006
HIST 152
(GH;US;IL)
African American History (3) African roots; colonial and revolutionary experiences; slavery and abolitionism; civil war and reconstruction; accommodation and protest; the new militancy.
Effective: Summer 2005
HIST 153
(GH;US)
The Indian in North America (3) A survey of the American Indian from prehistory to the present.
Effective: Summer 2005
HIST 153Y
(GH;US)
The Indian in North America (3) A survey of the American Indian from prehistory to the present.
Effective: Summer 2005
HIST 154
(GH;US)
History of Welfare and Poverty in the United States (3) History of care of the impoverished (emphasis on gender, race, nationality, age of poor, and welfare givers), 18th century to present.
Effective: Summer 2005
HIST 158
(US;IL)
History of American Immigration (3) The waves of migration to America and an analysis of the resulting minority groups, their reception, assimilation, and persisting identity.
Effective: Spring 2006
HIST 160
(US)
American Naval History (3) Introduction to the role of the United States Navy in the defense, diplomacy, commerce, and scientific development of the nation.
Effective: Spring 2006
HIST 161
(US)
The Battle of Gettysburg in American Historical Memory (3) Examines factors shaping understanding of the Civil War's decisive battle and its meanings as a national symbol.
Effective: Spring 2006
HIST 165
(ARAB 165, RL ST 165)
(IL)
Introduction to Islamic Civilization (3) Islamic history, culture, and religious life c.600-1500 C.E.
Effective: Spring 2006
HIST 172
(IL)
Survey of Japanese Civilization (3) Survey of social, institutional, cultural, and religious developments from ancient times to the present.
Effective: Summer 2005
HIST 172U
(IL)
Survey of Japanese Civilization (3) Survey of social, institutional, cultural, and religious developments from ancient times to the present.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010Future: Spring 2010
HIST 174
(GH;IL)
The History of Traditional East Asia (3) Comparative cultural, institutional, and social history of traditional China and Japan to their contact with the industrialized West.
Effective: Summer 2005
HIST 175
(GH;IL)
The History of Modern East Asia (3) Comparative survey of the internal developments and external relations of China and Japan since their contact with the industrialized West.
Effective: Summer 2005
HIST 175U
(GH;IL)
The History of Modern East Asia (3) Comparative survey of the internal developments and external relations of China and Japan since their contact with the industrialized West.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010Future: Spring 2010
HIST 176
(GH;IL)
Survey of Indian History (3) Survey of cultural, institutional, and political history from ancient times to the present.
Effective: Summer 2005
HIST 178
(GH;IL)
Latin-American History to 1820 (3) Conquest of the New World, development of colonial institutions, impact on native cultures, and origins of independence movements.
Effective: Summer 2005
HIST 178U
(GH;IL)
Latin-American History to 1820 (3) Conquest of the New World, development of colonial institutions, impact on native cultures, and origins of independence movements.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010Future: Spring 2010
HIST 179
(GH;IL)
Latin-American History Since 1820 (3) Origin, political growth, international relations, and economic status of the Latin-American republics, with emphasis upon present-day conditions.
Effective: Summer 2005
HIST 180
(CAMS 180)
(GH;IL)
Ancient Warfare (3) Historical survey of the evolution of warfare in the ancient Mediterranean region from prehistoric times to the Later Roman Empire.
Effective: Summer 2006
HIST 181
(GH;IL)
Introduction to the Middle East (3) Origins of Islamic civilization; expansion of Islam; the Ottoman Empire; the Middle East since 1918.
Effective: Summer 2005
HIST 187
History Freshman Seminar (3) The meaning and advantages of a Liberal Arts education in context of a specific discipline.
Effective: Summer 1986
Prerequisite:
first-semester standing and enrollment in the College of the Liberal Arts
HIST 191
(AAA S 191)
(GH;IL)
Early African History (3) Explores important economic and cultural transformations in the making of early African empires from 1 MBC to 1750.
Effective: Summer 2005
HIST 192
(AAA S 192)
(GH;IL)
Modern African History (3) Impact of the slave trade, expansion of Islam, colonial conquest, social and cultural transformations, resistance, nationalism, and independence.
Effective: Summer 2005
HIST 197
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Spring 1995
HIST 197A
British History (3) The British Isles and people ancient times to the present, emphasizing political, cultural, intellectual developments and imperial rise and fall.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
HIST 197A
History, Culture, and Society in the Mediterranean (3) An examination of the cultures, identities and societies of the Mediterranean since 1500.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010Future: Spring 2010
HIST 197B
Irish History (3) This course follows Irish history from the Celts, Vikings, and Normans through the conflict in Northern Ireland.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010Future: Spring 2010
HIST 197M
(CAMS 197M)
Empires (3) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010Future: Spring 2010
HIST 199
(IL)
Foreign Studies (12) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Summer 2005
HIST 200
(US)
American Local History (3 per semester/maximum of 6) Topics in American local history relating local to national developments and studying the historical method by using primary source material.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
HIST 020 or HIST 021
HIST 210
(AAA S 210)
(GH;US)
Between Accommodation and Alienation: African Americans in a Jim Crow Nation, 1896-1932 (3) The course will explore the context and events that shaped African American life over the period 1896-1932.
Effective: Summer 2005
Prerequisite:
AAA S 100 three credits of American history or permission of the instructor
HIST 211
(AAA S 211)
(GH;US;IL)
The Emergence and Evolution of the Black Diaspora in the Atlantic World (3) The course will explore the history and role of African and African-descent people in Africa, the Americas, and Europe.
Effective: Summer 2005
Prerequisite:
AAA S 100 or HIST 003 or HIST 020 or HIST 021 or HIST 152
HIST 235
(J ST 235, RL ST 235)
(US;IL)
The Church and the Jews (3) Examination of the relationship between Western church and the Jews from the First Century to Enlightenment.
Effective: Spring 2006
HIST 240
(AAA S 240)
(GH;US)
Harlem: History, Culture, and Politics, 1890-Present (3) This course will explore the history of Harlem as a major Black urban community and a cultural center.
Effective: Summer 2005
Prerequisite:
AAA S 100 or HIST 152
HIST 250
(AAA S 250)
(GH;IL)
Introduction to the Modern Caribbean (3) A survey course which explores the historical evolution and emergence of the modern Caribbean.
Effective: Summer 2005
HIST 294
Research Project (1-12) Supervised student activities on research projects identified on an individual or small-group basis.
Effective: Summer 1994
HIST 296
Independent Studies (1-18) Creative projects, including research and design, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Spring 1986
HIST 297
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Spring 1986
HIST 297A
America in the 1960s (3) Course examines political, social, and cultural changes to the United States in the turbulent decade of the 1960s.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
HIST 297A
Public History (3) Examines how the historical record is researched, presented, and encountered in non-academic settings. Theory, methodology, and application.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010Future: Spring 2010
HIST 297B
Nationalism in the 20th Century (3) This course examines the advent, theories, varieties, and resulting conflicts involving the rise of nationalism in the 20th century.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
HIST 299
(IL)
Foreign Studies (12) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Summer 2005
HIST 300A
European Historiography (3) Readings, group discussions, and oral and written reports on great historians, philosophy of history, and conflicting interpretations in European history.
Effective: Fall 1983
Prerequisite:
third-semester standing 6 credits in history with a grade of A or B an all-University average of B
HIST 300B
American Historiography (3) Readings, group discussions, and oral and written reports on great historians, philosophy of history, and conflicting interpretations in American history.
Effective: Fall 1983
Prerequisite:
third-semester standing 6 credits in history with a grade of A or B an all-University average of B
HIST 300C
Independent Study (3) Readings and oral and written reports in areas to be arranged with the chairman of the Honors Committee.
Effective: Fall 1983
Prerequisite:
HIST 300A or HIST 300B
HIST 300D
Honors Thesis (3) Research paper in an area arranged with the chairman of the Honors Committee.
Effective: Fall 1983
Prerequisite:
HIST 300A HIST 300B HIST 300C
HIST 300H
Honors Course in History (3-12) No description available.
Effective: Fall 1983
HIST 302W
Undergraduate Seminar (3) Thematic or topical investigation; emphasis on historical criticism and analysis.
Effective: Fall 1995
Prerequisite:
6 credits in history at the 400 level
HIST 395
Internship (1-18) Supervised off-campus, nongroup instruction including field experiences, practica, or internships. Written and oral critique of activity required.
Effective: Summer 1996
Prerequisite:
prior approval of proposed assignment by instructor
HIST 399
(IL)
Foreign Study--History (1-12) Study in selected foreign countries of various periods and topics in history.
Effective: Summer 2005
HIST 401
(J ST 401)
(IL)
Ancient Technologies and Socio-cultural History in the Ancient Levant (3) Social and intellectual development in the Ancient Levant as they affected and were affected by technological development.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
RL ST 110
HIST 402
(IL)
The Rise of the Greek Polis (3) Development of the Greek city-state from Homeric times to the fifth century B.C.; special references to Athenian society.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
HIST 100
HIST 403
(IL)
Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic World (3) The career of Alexander, his impact on his own time, and the Hellenistic legacy.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
HIST 100
HIST 404Y
(IL)
Rome and Hellenism (3) The impact of traditional Greek culture on ancient Italian society in the age (ca. 300-30 B.C.) of Roman imperial expansion.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
HIST 100 HIST 101 or CAMS 033
HIST 405Y
(IL)
The Roman Empire (3) The political and social history of the Roman empire; economic institutions and religious groups which influenced Roman administration.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
HIST 001 HIST 101 or 3 credits in classical studies
HIST 407
(IL)
Early Medieval Society (3) Rise of European nations and evolution of their social and political institutions from the time of Constantine to the Crusades.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
HIST 107
HIST 408
(IL)
Church and State in the High Middle Ages (3) European political, institutional, and social history in light of church- state tensions from the Crusades to the Renaissance.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
HIST 107
HIST 409Y
(J ST 409Y, RL ST 407Y)
(IL)
European Anti-Semitism from Antiquity to the Present (3) Surveys the history of anti-Semitism in Europe from antiquity through the Middle Ages to the present.
Effective: Summer 2005
HIST 410
(J ST 410, RL ST 410)
(US;IL)
Jews in the Medieval World (3) Trends in medieval Jewish society under Islam and Western Christendom.
Effective: Spring 2006
HIST 411
(MEDVL 411)
(IL)
Medieval Britain (3) Political, cultural, and economic history of Britain from circa 400 to 1485 with an emphasis on the kingdom of England.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
6 credits in European history or medieval studies
HIST 412
(IL)
Intellectual History of the Middle Ages (3) Intensive study of selected topics, such as philosophy, mysticism, heresy, the church, literary and artistic expression, and science.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
HIST 107
HIST 413
(MEDVL 413)
(IL)
Medieval Celtic Studies (3) Celtic civilization from antiquity to the end of the middle ages.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
3 credits in medieval studies or in language literature or European history of the medieval period
HIST 414
(IL)
Renaissance and Reformation (3) The transformation of consciousness from medieval to modern times, with special emphasis on Renaissance Italy and Reformation Germany.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
HIST 001
HIST 415
(AAA S 415)
(US;IL)
Race, Gender, and Politics in the United States and South Africa (3) This thematic course will compare key issues, figures, and events in the historical development of the United States and South Africa.
Effective: Summer 2005
Prerequisite:
AAA S 100 AAA S 102 AAA S 110 AAA S 192 or HIST 152
HIST 416
(J ST 416)
Zionist History 1890-1948 (3) History of Zionist thought and politics to the foundation of Esrael 1948.
Effective: Summer 1997
HIST 417
(IL)
The Age of Absolutism (3) Seventeenth- and eighteenth-century royal absolutism in France, Prussia, and Austria; concurrent economic, social, and scientific developments; the Enlightenment.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
HIST 001
HIST 418
(IL)
The French Revolution and the Napoleonic Era (3) Development of revolutionary France and the First French Empire and their impact on Europe from 1789 to the Vienna settlement.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
HIST 002
HIST 418U
(IL)
The French Revolution and the Napoleonic Era (3) Development of revolutionary France and the First French Empire and their impact on Europe from 1789 to the Vienna settlement.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010Future: Spring 2010
Prerequisite:
HIST 002
HIST 418W
(IL)
The French Revolution and the Napoleonic Era (3) Developments of revolutionary France and the First French Empire and their impact on Europe from 1789 to the Vienna settlement.
Effective: Spring 2008
Prerequisite:
HIST 002
HIST 419
(WMNST 419)
(US;IL)
The History of Feminist Thought (3) A critical analysis of European and United States feminist thought from the renaissance to the present.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
HIST 116 HIST 117 WMNST 001 or WMNST 003
HIST 420
(IL)
Recent European History (3) Impact of two World Wars in twentieth century; social conflict and economic catastrophe; political radicalism; post-1945 recovery and cooperation.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
3 credits in European history
HIST 420W
(IL)
Recent European History (3) Impact of two World Wars in twentieth century; social conflict and economic catastrophe; political radicalism; post-1945 recovery and cooperation.
Effective: Spring 2008
Prerequisite:
3 credits in European history
HIST 421
(WMNST 421)
(IL)
The History of European Women (3) European women's lives from the Middle Ages to the present.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
HIST 116 HIST 117 WMNST 001 or WMNST 003
HIST 422
(IL)
Modernity and Its Critics: European Thought Since 1870 (3) Perceptions and critiques of modernity as seen in works of European cultural criticism, social theory, philosophy, and literature.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
HIST 002 HIST 120 or 3 credits in modern literature or philosophy or political or social theory
HIST 423
(IL)
Economic History of Europe Since 1750 (3) Comparataive history of industrialization process; monetary financial systems; business cycles; public finance; welfare and warfare economics; planning; labor organization.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
3 credits in European history or economics
HIST 424H
(J ST 424H, RL ST 424H, PHIL 434H)
Monotheism and the Birth of the West (3) The birth of monotheism and its relation to social organization, the idea of individuality, and science.
Effective: Spring 2002
Prerequisite:
CAMS 004 CAMS 110 CAMS 120 or HIST 102
HIST 425
(IL)
Work and Leisure in Industrial Europe (3) Impact of industrialization on the workday and the changing role of leisure and family life, 1700-1960.
Effective: Spring 2006
HIST 426
(ADM J 426, J ST 426)
(US)
Jewish/American Organized Crime in New York City (3) History of Jewish/American organized crime in New York City from 1890 through the Great Depression.
Effective: Spring 2006
HIST 427
(IL)
Germany Since 1860 (3) Bismarckian power-state; rise to economic dominance; welfare and warfare under Weimar republic and Hitler; post-1945 reconstruction and democracy.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
3 credits in European history
HIST 428
(S T S 428)
(IL)
The Darwinian Revolution (3) The origins and implications of evolutionary theory.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
an introductory science course and a history course
HIST 430
(IL)
Eastern Europe in Modern Times (3) Influence of geography, economic conditions, and nationalism upon the Eastern European and Balkan peoples; Pan-Slavism, conflicting interests of the great powers.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
HIST 001 or HIST 002
HIST 431
(AAA S 431)
(US;IL)
Black Liberation and American Foreign Policy (3) This course deals with American foreign policy and Black liberation in Africa since 1945.
Effective: Summer 2005
Prerequisite:
3 credits in African history; 3 credits in African political science; or 3 credits in American political science
HIST 432
(AAA S 432)
(IL)
Between Nation and Empire: The Caribbean in the 20th Century (3) An exploration of the political evolution of the Caribbean Region over the course of the 20th Century.
Effective: Summer 2005
Prerequisite:
HIST 250
HIST 433
(IL)
Imperial Russia, 1700-1917 (3) Enlightened absolutism, mercantilism, westernization; economic progress, liberal reforms, and revolutionary movement; major intellectual and cultural trends; Russia as great power.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
HIST 141
HIST 434
(IL)
History of the Soviet Union (3) Revolution; social, political, economic, and cultural continuity and change in the U.S.S.R. since 1917.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
HIST 141 or HIST 142
HIST 436
(IL)
Great Britain Under the Tudors and Stuarts, 1485-1688 (3) Religious, political, and constitutional developments in the British Isles.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
HIST 001 or HIST 002
HIST 437
(IL)
Great Britain 1688-1867 (3) Social, economic, and political history of Great Britain from late Stuart times until the mid-Victorian era.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
HIST 001 or HIST 002
HIST 438
(IL)
Great Britain 1867-Present (3) Social, economic, and political history of Great Britain from the mid- Victorian era to the present.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
HIST 001 or HIST 002
HIST 440
(US)
Colonial America to 1753 (3) Background, establishment, and growth of the American colonies, including economic, political, social, religious, and intellectual developments.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
HIST 020 3 additional credits in history
HIST 441
(US)
Revolutionary America, 1753-1783 (3) Forces in Great Britain and America causing withdrawal of thirteen colonies from the British Empire and the Revolutionary War.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
HIST 020 3 additional credits in history
HIST 442
(US)
The Early American Republic, 1783-1850 (3) Confederation and Constitution; the Federalist and Jeffersonian periods; "the Era of Good Feelings"; "the Age of Jackson."
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
3 credits in American history
HIST 444
(US)
The United States in Civil War and Reconstruction--1850-1877 (3) Causes of the Civil War; conduct of the war, North and South; impact of the war; problems of Reconstruction.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
HIST 130
HIST 444W
(US)
The United States in Civil War and Reconstruction--1850-1877 (3) Causes of the Civil War; conduct of the war, North and South; impact of the war; problems of reconstruction.
Effective: Spring 2008
Prerequisite:
HIST 130 or HIST 020
HIST 445
(US)
The Emergence of Modern America (3) Economic, social, political history of the United States, 1877-1919, emphasizing growth of industrialism and development as a modern nation.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
HIST 021 3 additional credits in history economics or political science
HIST 446
(US)
America Between the Wars (3) The Roaring Twenties, the Great Crash, Depression, and New Deal; war debts, reparations, isolationism, and World War II.
Effective: Spring 2006
HIST 447
(US)
Recent American History (3) Contemporary economic, social, and political aspects of the United States and its role as a world power since 1945.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
HIST 021 3 additional credits in history economics or political science
HIST 448
(US)
America in the 1960s (3) Social, political, and cultural themes in the United States in the 1960s.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
HIST 021
HIST 449
(US)
Constitutional History of the United States to 1877 (3) Colonial background; framing and adoption of the constitution; development of the court under Marshall and Taney; sectionalism, Civil War, Reconstruction.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
HIST 020 or HIST 021 3 additional credits in history or political science
HIST 450
(US)
Constitutional History of the United States Since 1877 (3) Constitutional developments from laissez-faire to the welfare state; imperialism, war, internationalism; the contemporary court, civil liberties, and civil rights.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
HIST 020 or HIST 021 3 additional credits in history or political science
HIST 451
(US)
The Consumer Revolution (3) The origins and impact of American consumer society since 1870.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
three credits in history marketing or advertising
HIST 452
(US;IL)
History of U.S. Foreign Relations (3) History of U.S. foreign relations since 1789; emphasis on twentieth century.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
HIST 020 or HIST 021
HIST 453
(GEOG 407)
American Environmental History (3) The history of the ways Americans have used and thought about the environment since 1500.
Effective: Spring 1998
Prerequisite:
GEOG 030 LARCH 003 ; and HIST 020 HIST 021 ; or 6 credits in the humanities or social sciences
HIST 454
(US)
American Military History (3) Development of U.S. military policy, 1776 to the present, emphasizing the conduct of our wars, interrelationship of civil and military authority.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
HIST 020 or HIST 021
HIST 456Y
(US)
The Social History of American Vernacular Building, 1607-1980 (3) Social, historical, and cultural context of American building including settlements, housing, workplaces, stores, recreational facilities; changes over time.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
3 credits in American history
HIST 457
(S T S 457, WMNST 457)
(US;IL)
The History of Women in Science (3) Critical analysis of the roles women, gender, and minorities have played in natural sciences.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
HIST 116 HIST 117 WMNST 001 WMNST 003 or WMNST 005
HIST 459Y
(US)
Social and Cultural History of the United States Since 1783 (3) Role of immigration, social reform movements, religion, education, science, literature, and the arts in American history.
Effective: Spring 2006
HIST 460
(US;IL)
United States Foreign Intelligence (3) Aims, methods, and organization of U.S. foreign intelligence from the American Revolution to the Cold War and beyond.
Effective: Spring 2006
HIST 461
(US;IL)
The Emergence of the American City: 1100-1880 (3) The growth of American cities from their urban origins in Europe and the Native-American Southwest to 1880.
Effective: Spring 2006
HIST 462
(US;IL)
The Twentieth Century City (3) Political, economic, social, and cultural transformations in American cities from 1880 to 2000.
Effective: Spring 2006
HIST 463
(US)
American Thought to 1865 (3 Introduction to, scholarly commentary on, major documents of American Intellectual history, early colonial period to end of the Civil War.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
any American history course at the college freshman level
HIST 464
(US)
American Thought from 1865 (3) Introduction to, scholarly commentary on, major documents of American Intellectual history from end of the Civil War to the present.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
any American history course at the college freshman level
HIST 465
(AAA S 465)
(US)
Civil Rights and American Politics 1933-1968 (3) The civil rights struggle and its impact upon American politics.
Effective: Summer 2005
Prerequisite:
AAA S 100 HIST 021 HIST 152 PL SC 001 or PL SC 002
HIST 466
(WMNST 466)
(US;IL)
Lesbian and Gay History (3) Critical exploration of the history of sexuality, focusing especially on the emergence of modern lesbian and gay identities.
Effective: Summer 2005
Prerequisite:
HIST 117 WMNST 001
HIST 467
(LTNST 467)
(US;IL)
Latin America and the United States (3) Historical development of policies of the United States with regard to Latin- American affairs from colonial times to the present.
Effective: Fall 2008
HIST 468
(IL)
Mexico and the Caribbean Nations in the Twentieth Century (3) Political, economic, and social development in Mexico and the Caribbean since 1900. Emphasis on Mexican, Guatemalan, and Cuban revolutions.
Effective: Spring 2006
HIST 469
(CRIMJ 469)
Drugs and Drug Policy in the United States (3) Examines the history and dimensions of drug use and analyzes the impact of drug policy.
Effective: Spring 2008
Prerequisite:
CRIMJ 100 or HIST 021
HIST 471Y
(RL ST 471Y)
(IL)
Classical Islamic Civilization, 600-1258 (3) Pre-Islamic Arabia; Muhammad; Arab conquests; Islamic beliefs and institutions; literary, artistic, and scientific achievements; relations with Europe; breakdown of unity.
Effective: Fall 2006
HIST 472
(IL)
The Ottoman Empire and Other Muslim States (3) Turkish and Mongol invasions; Mamluks; Ottoman expansion and institutions; Safavid Persia; disintegration and reform; emergence of modern Turkey and Iran.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
HIST 181
HIST 473
(IL)
The Contemporary Middle East (3) Political, economic, and social changes in Turkey, Iran, Israel, and the Arab countries in the twentieth century; Arab-Israeli conflict.
Effective: Spring 2006
HIST 475Y
(IL)
The Making and Emergence of Modern India (3) India's transition to social, economic, and political modernity through the experience of British colonial rule and the nationalist struggle.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
HIST 010 HIST 011 HIST 172 HIST 175 HIST 176 HIST 181 or HIST 191
HIST 479
(IL)
History of Imperialism and Nationalism in Africa (3) Theories and types of imperialism; varied patterns of colonial administration; initial African responses; nationalism; decolonization and independence.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
HIST 191
HIST 480
(IL)
Medieval Japan (3) An overview of Japan between 1150-1550, a period of political decentralization, cultural efflorescence, and social change.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
HIST 107 HIST 172 HIST 174 or HIST 407
HIST 481
(IL)
Modern Japan Since 1800 (3) The transformation of Japan from a pre-modern, isolated, and agricultural nation into a highly industrialized world power.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
HIST 172 HIST 174 or HIST 175
HIST 481U
(IL)
Modern Japan Since 1800 (3) The transformation of Japan from a pre-modern, isolated, and agricultural nation into a highly industrialized world power.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010Future: Spring 2010
Prerequisite:
HIST 172 HIST 174 or HIST 175
HIST 483
(IL)
Chinese Society and Culture to 1800 (3) The social, political, and cultural issues and developments from ancient to the late-imperial times.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
HIST 174
HIST 484Y
(IL)
History of Chinese Thought (3) A study of the dynamic historical development of Chinese thought with its diverse expressions from antiquity to the present.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
HIST 174 or HIST 175
HIST 485Y
(IL)
Nineteenth-Century China (3) Ch'ing society and institutions; "opening" to the west; imperialism; domestic upheaval and its effect upon Chinese society; reform movements.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
HIST 175 or HIST 300H (Honors in East Asian history)
HIST 486
(IL)
Twentieth-Century China (3) China from the Republican Revolution of 1911 to the present; nationalism, cultural change; development of communism.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
HIST 175 or HIST 300H (Honors in East Asian History)
HIST 490
(L ST 490)
Archival Management (1-3) Introduction to the principles and procedures in the management of archives and historical manuscripts.
Effective: Fall 1978
HIST 493
Preceptorship in Teaching (3-6) Supervised experience in research of teaching under the guidance of an approved faclty member.
Effective: Summer 1997
Prerequisite:
3 credits in course-work related to the teaching or research subject
HIST 494
Research Project (1-12) Supervised student activities on research projects identified on an individual or small-group basis.
Effective: Summer 1994
HIST 494H
Research Project (1-12) Supervised student activities on research projects identified on an individual or small-group basis.
Effective: Fall 2007
HIST 495
Internship (1-18) Supervised off-campus, nongroup instruction including field experiences, practicums, or internships.
Effective: Summer 1986
Prerequisite:
prior written approval of proposed assignment by instructor
HIST 496
Independent Studies (1-18) Creative projects, including research and design, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Fall 1983
HIST 496A
Thomas Pain and the American Revolution (1-6) Creative projects, including research and design, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
HIST 497
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Fall 1983
HIST 497A
International Culture in East Asia (3) This course will examine the place of culture in the history of international relations among China, Korea, and Japan.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
HIST 497A
Arab-Israeli Conflict (1-6) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010Future: Spring 2010
HIST 497B
Colony, Nation, Diaspora (3) This course will examine the history of Puerto Rico and Puerto Ricans from the early 19th to the late 20th century.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
HIST 497B
Modern Japan and the World (3) This course will examine Japan's foreign relations and changing position in the world, from its "opening" to the West to the present day.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010Future: Spring 2010
HIST 497C
The Isles: the English, Scots, Irish, and Welsh Peoples in the Making of Britian, 1400-1800 (3) This course provides an introduction to the history of the British Isles from the fifteenth to the early nineteenth centuries.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
HIST 497C
The American West and Alaska: History, Policy, and Culture (3) A readings seminar course that surveys basic trends in the history of the American West, with an emphasis on Alaska.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010Future: Spring 2010